The Glacial Ridge Trail was first designated a state trail in May 1969, and is one of dozens of scenic byways in the state of Minnesota ... Available maps make the roads easier to follow, and ...

You can check out the MPCA’s map. Minnesota air quality map: Unhealthy alert issued for these regions due to Canadian wildfire smoke (Unsplash - representational image) The areas that have been ...

Minnesota's North Shore Scenic Drive is one of the best scenic drives in the country, according to the 2025 USA TODAY 10BEST Readers’ Choice Awards. The route, a 150-plus mile stretch along the ...

Along the way, it passes through 10 states and hundreds of river towns, making it one of the longest scenic byways in the country. The road brings travelers from Minnesota's Lake Itasca State Park ...

"The Scenic Route" is a new book that dives into how Minnesota's Highway 61 and therefore the North Shore developed and ...

Three wildfires in northern Minnesota’s Arrowhead region have grown from a few hundred acres to several thousand, with new evacuations and reports of destroyed buildings increasing by the day.

Other major wildfires in Minnesota’s past were even bigger. The Great Hinckley fire of 1894 burned 350,000 acres and killed 418. The Cloquet-Moose Lake fires in 1918 burned 250,000 acres killed 453.

Progress is being made battling three wildfires in northern Minnesota, including the Camp ... orders for people living near the fires (see map below). You can check the evacuation areas here.

Paddling enthusiasts call the waters of west central Minnesota ... and maps. An easy afternoon paddle starts in New London and leads to the sparkling waters of Nest Lake. The scenic Mill Pond ...

Stephen Swanson is a web producer at CBS News Minnesota. Stephen was a floor director ... Below are interactive maps, updated regularly by the National Interagency Fire Center.

A new way to get outside and enjoy central Minnesota's trails will be returning this summer. Lake Wobegon Outfitters, which offers electric bikes along the Lake Wobegon Trail, has reopened this ...