Posted Thursday, October 22, 2026 2:34 pm Marshall Helmberger REGIONAL— Impact to water quality and the fishery on Lake Vermilion appeared to be the main concern for the dozen or so area residents who sat in on Monday's Fermilab webinar on the pending ins... See more
Posted Thursday, October 22, 2026 2:33 pm REGIONAL— Two new polls conducted this month both reflect strong public opposition in Minnesota to new mining near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, and support for action at the state level to permanentl... See more
Posted Thursday, October 22, 2026 9:36 am LAKE VERMILION— After more than ten months of construction, and more than four months of closure, the Moccasin Point public access here has now reopened for public use. The reconstructed landing, one of the lake's... See more
Posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 2:29 pm LAKE VERMILION STATE PARK— There's a remarkable dividing line here between the old and new portions of what is now called the Lake Vermilion Soudan Underground Mine State Park. The original park, centered around t... See more
Posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 2:28 pm Marshall Helmberger Last week's column on the 'documentary' Hunters 4 Hunters released earlier this month drew some thoughtful pushback, and a few points deserve a follow-up. A longtime friend who appears in the f... See more
