Scott Edgett News Today

Keith Vandervort EMBARRASS – Don Taylor grew up spending time on his neighbor’s farm in Menahga, where he helped with the dairy cows, went on the milk route and did other various chores. He took something away from those formative years that has stayed with him as he nears the end of his seventh decade. He developed a respect and admiration for old barns, and the wood they are made of. “I’ve always liked the look, the feel, even the smell of barn wood,” Taylor said earlier this month ...

Keith Vandervort ELY - The North American Bear Center here, the only black bear and wildlife educational facility of its kind, re-opened for the season this month and is once again welcoming visitors after a year of COVID-19 restrictions “We are dedicated to replacing old myths with facts. People learn from the bears themselves about bear behavior, ecology, and their relations with humans,” said Senior Operations Director Scott Edgett. “We work closely with our partners at the Wildlife Re...

Keith Vandervort ELY – For Scott Edgett, a local dog sled racer in the midst of training for next month’s WolfTrack Classic, life has always been about the dogs. He grew up in Centerville, a town of less than 100 people north of the Twin Cities, and from a young age he was exposed to the dog life when he visited his uncle, who raised Huskies. “We got one of his pups, I named her Tasha, and she pulled me around on my Big Wheel when I was eight years old,” Scott said. He got another dog,...