Lakes and Ponds

GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. — My cabin was the ultimate in location, location, location. Don't misunderstand; it was a perfectly pleasant little cabin, if not a bit small (some might say cozy), with log walls, matching wood furniture and a...

Moorhead, Minn., is fighting a new state pollution rule designed to protect water quality in Canada. For the first time, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency wants to consider the effects of the discharge from Moorhead's wastewater treatment plant...

It seems that state legislators are taking their environmental cues from a children's fairy tale book. One story has three bears as being warm, accommodating and fuzzy. Another yarn has wolves eating anything, especially humans. Good thing that Grimm's...

Wind energy. Renewable energy. Alternative energy. The amount of energy Michiganders use that has been produced by wind and other renewable sources has increased substantially in recent years. When someone flips a switch to turn on a light in their...

After winning exemptions from environmental laws for more than a decade, owners of the last coal-powered steamship on the Great Lakes agreed Friday to a court-enforced deadline to stop dumping toxic pollution into Lake Michigan. But the proposed legal...

Appalachian Power and lake organizations have found some middle ground in the dispute over a controversial Shoreline Management Plan. In 2010, Appalachian Power proposed updates to the plan that governs how the shoreline is managed at Smith Mountain and...

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Water levels across most of the Great Lakes are likely to remain well below average for the next six months, posing continued hardships for commercial vessels and tourist towns that cater to recreational boaters, the U.S....

HANGZHOU, China — Few cities in this vast, complex land rival Hangzhou in the hearts and minds of the Chinese. They rush in like pilgrims, more than 20 million a year, eager to drink in the classic scenery of mountains, pagodas and tea fields...

First team Dondre Duffus Wellington junior Ht.: 6-1; Pos.: Guard Comment: Averaged 15.5 points, 4.5 assists, 2.7 steals a game for Class 8A regional semifinalist Wolverines. Aaron Horne Lake Worth junior Ht.: 6-4; Pos.: Forward Comment:...

PIERRE — The Aberdeen Central track and field teams finally had a chance to breathe fresh air while competing.  After participating in two indoor meets, the Golden Eagles went outside for the first time during this cool spring at the Dakota...

If you’re looking for a lower airfare to Minneapolis, you can drive the 96 miles from Aberdeen to Watertown.  If you book a few weeks ahead of time, you can fly round-trip from Aberdeen to Minneapolis for $212.  Erick Dahl, manager of...

MONDAY, Apr. 1   BASEBALL (Games at 7 p.m. unless noted) Olympic Heights at Pope John Paul II, 4; King’s Academy at Summit Christian, 4.   SOFTBALL (Games at 7 p.m. unless noted)   BOYS TENNIS District 9-4A at Lanwood Complex...