Sunday, November 9, 2025
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Far Away Place to Call Home

November gets a bad rap. Following Halloween, its first day is helplessly anticlimactic, and the weeks thereafter get dismissed by the trimmings of Thanksgiving. Combined with the drops in …

  • Bryan Hansel

    Minnesota landscape photographer Bryan Hansel caught COVID early in 2024 and remained ill for …

  • Silent Alarm

    The Upper Midwest has long been a mining province—from the iron ranges that built the Great Lakes …

  • Wild Notes

    Fall colors, I’ve discovered, are best enjoyed where hills become easels for the forest to paint. …

  • Obsessed with Gear

    The pursuit of human-powered recreation requires paying attention to three interconnected elements: …

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The marathon course ends with a long downhill run to the Capitol grounds in St. Paul

The Twin Cities Marathon:

Woven together by the Mississippi River, you’ll find an outdoor enthusiast’s dream, the Twin Cities—Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, offering over 100 miles …
Paddling on the Oconomowoc River

Autumn Comes Home

It’s fall, friends. While we might be putting our gardens to bed with scant thought of spades or rakes until spring, our canoes and kayaks shouldn’t be shuttered to the same fate. Indeed, …
Chase Wark, a former DAMn winner, is the new race director of The Day Across Minnesota event.

INTERVIEW: Professional Cyclist Chase Wark

Chase Wark, a professional cyclist and past winner is the new race director of The Day Across Minnesota. He lives in Winona, Minnesota, where he also hosts other gravel cycling events and offers …
The 2025 DAMn started at midnight in Gary, South Dakota

The DAMn Rolls on Under New Direction

Gravel riding and racing have grown significantly in popularity over the past decade, both in the Midwest and throughout the country. Today, many gravel cycling events cater to both beginning gravel …
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