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Initiative Complements DNR’s Focus On Restoring Impaired Waters The DNR is committed to protecting Wisconsin’s water resources. Pictured: The Brule Portage Trail. The portage between the St. Croix River and the Brule River connects the St. Croix watershed and the Lake Superior watershed. / Photo Credit: Wisconsin DNR MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the department is launching its Healthy Watersheds, High-Quality Waters initiative to protect the state’s waters. Wisconsin is home to approximately 17,000 lakes, 650 miles of Great Lakes...

The North Country Trail runs right through the community. Written By: Maria Lockwood | × Freshmen from Joanne Zosel’s Solon Springs High School science class cross a bridge near the fish ladder along the North Country Trail in Solon Springs on Tuesday, April 20, 2021. (Jed Carlson / jcarlson@superiortelegram.com) The North Country Trail spans more than 4,600 miles, connecting eight states from Vermont to North Dakota. Douglas County is home to roughly 105 miles of the trail. Most people who travel it find a favorite stretch. Peter Nordgren is one of the founders of the Brul...

Jason Pientka paddled 373 miles in six days on the Wisconsin River. He carried and pulled an 18-foot kayak through woods and thickets on portages, bypassing dozens of dams. He persisted through cold weather and hours of rain and snow. He contended with emotions that ranged from euphoria to despair. But in the end, the blustering west winds did Pientka in. Pientka, 42, a Stevens Point native, now a whitewater kayaker and rafting guide from the Iron Mountain area of Michigan's Upper Peninsula, aimed to paddle the entire length, about 430 miles, of the Wisconsin River in less than 6 days a...

The Seven Wonders of the World are magnificent sites known for their majestic beauty and greatness. But we’d like to propose 10 new places that evoke a slightly different kind of wonder. These mysterious destinations are so loaded with unanswered questions that not even scientists can fully figure them out. Though we most likely won’t be able to understand them either, we sure can marvel at them! 1. Devil’s Kettle Falls — Minnesota. The Devil’s Kettle waterfall in the Brule River splits into two separate rivers at one point… seemingly with no outlet for the western half of the ri...

The thefts, which took place within the last month, would have involved a number of people and possibly tools.