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In today's "Growing Together" column, Don Kinzler previews a tour coming up at North Dakota Sate University's 80-acre "gardener's delight."

The centerpiece of Palmer Lake, of course, is the body of water that is as central to the town’s story as the bordering train tracks. Gen. William Jackson Palmer founded the Denver-Rio Grande Railroad and the city of Colorado Springs to the south. Here, by 1872, his trains from Denver would stop and passengers would get off for a refreshing break. One of these passengers was Dr. William Findlay Thompson, a dentist who saw the potential for a resort community. He went about expanding the town into what it is. The lake that inspired him continues to be enjoyed. Residents and visitors share sp...

Columnist Last month, I shared some ideas for walking with your dog in the lower-elevation areas of our region. Now that we’ve begun experiencing some of the sweltering days that summer can bring, let’s take a look at options for hikes in cooler, higher destinations. Pioneer Trail If you want to hike with your dog into the county’s more remote mountain region, you couldn’t ask for anything better than the Pioneer Trail. Beginning at the Harmony Ridge Market on Highway 20 across from the Wheelhouse, the trail parallels the highway all the way to White Cloud, where it crosses the road a...

GOODWIN, SD – South Dakota Farm Families and the Moes family are celebrating June Dairy Month by hosting an open house at the Moes’ family farm, MoDak Dairy, near Kranzburg. The event will be on…

View Comments Tucked into coniferous woodlands at the edge of the Mogollon Rim a few miles east of Fossil Springs Wilderness and north of the prominent rock jetty of Milk Ranch Point, numerous drainages spill south percolating through the rim’s vertical walls to contribute to important watersheds that eventually flow into the Verde and Salt rivers. Among these scoured channels is Corduroy Wash, which cuts shallow ravines in the forested space between State Route 260 and Forest Road 149 in Coconino National Forest.  This quiet drainage area may be explored by walking FR 9385. The road als...