LOCAL
Farmers eager to learn more from 'Discovery Farms' program
When someone's been in farming for as long as John Peterson has, you wouldn't think there'd be much he still had to learn.
Herding dog lovers and competitors, call Chisago home
Seaman Farm, south of Lindstrom, has gone-to-the-dogs and it's a good thing too.
Spring harvest is done, summer harvest begins
This spring many vegetables got off to a slow start, but the hot weather will end their season regardless.
Sweet and delicious; it's fresh strawberry season
I do believe it is fresh strawberry season. Yes, we can buy strawberries in the grocery store year round, but they are so much better when picked from your garden or a berry patch aren't they.
The King has entered the building - again, Have you ever dreamed about directing?
Thank you to the great folks in North Branch who once again put on a fun-filled family event.
Study on feasibility of channel given okay
County Commissioners last week approved spending about $9,000 on a feasibility study of a channel connecting North Center and North Lindstrom Lakes.
"Warehouse 17" , new roller rink in Lindstrom
"Warehouse 17" officially celebrates its grand opening this weekend, but it's already been hosting skaters and gamers for a while, and word is getting out.
Just about anything goes with salads
What's in a salad? These days, just about anything you want.
Need to get rid of some Carp? Take a ride up to North Branch this weekend
It seems like everywhere I go, I see people with bows hunting for Carp.
Biker Day becoming a tradition
The St. Croix Harley crew came to Parmly LifePointes campus in Chisago City again, the second year the group has provided motorcycle sidecar rides to care center residents.
The ever-dependable lilac
Anyone who is native to this area has fond memories of a lilac shrub nearby. In fact, if you are long of tooth as I am, you still remember lilacs on old farmsteads long after the buildings were gone.
So many rhubarb recipes to share
Pie plant, otherwise known as rhubarb, has been growing like crazy.
Congratulations to the class of 2011, if you have not renewed, please do so this week
I had the pleasure of attending the Chisago Lakes Senior High graduation on Friday night.
Hundreds of tons of food waste being recycled
Three school districts in Chisago County are completing the third year of a unique recycling effort that separates and collects organic leftovers to be fed to pigs.
