So long, Uhu.

'Uhu the Eurasian eagle-owl will live on in memory as “a huge, sweet owl,” said Karla Bloem.

'Bloem announced Uhu’s death Monday. The owl, among the center’s teaching birds, had severe heart disease. The Raptor Center diagnosed atherosclerosis, or hardening of the arteries, during a regular wellness visit in January. It was a surprise, Bloem said.

'The bird was 13 years old – young by Eurasian eagle-owl standards. Bloem said the species can live 30 to 40 years.'

‘Gentle giant’ of a bird loomed large at Minnesota’s owl center
By Bob Timmons
The Minnesota Star Tribune
https://www.startribune.com/gentle-giant-of-a-bird-loomed-large-at-minnesotas-owl-center/601479183?utm_source=gift

We are harvesting nasturtium pods whenever we spot them. Today’s harvest was a big harvest. These pods want to be fermentated with garlic and red chilies. #fermentation, #minnesota, #growyourown, #nasturtium, #nodig, #compost.

Tens of thousands of years from now archeologists will pore over these stone circles! They'll have their theodolites out, looking for ley lines.

Fifty-eight million bucks of buttonhook ramps and roundabouts proposed for the crossroads to cabin country.

"Businesses worry tourists will find the new interchange so confusing that they won’t bother to stop, the chamber’s leader told the Baxter City Council."

Ramstad: Businesses fear fewer will stop in Minnesota towns after highway bottleneck fixed
https://www.startribune.com/ramstad-businesses-town-advocates-wrestle-over-notorious-intersection-in-minnesota-lakes-country/601459799?utm_source=gift

'“Vaccines are one of the greatest public health achievements in modern medicine,” State Epidemiologist Dr. Ruth Lynfield said, adding that people should consider the protection they offer against influenza, COVID and the virus RSV at the start of respiratory disease season.

'COVID-19 is nowhere near the lethal threat it was during the pandemic, when it was causing more than 70 deaths of Minnesotans per day at its worst. But this year, the state has tallied more than 3,500 hospitalizations and 320 deaths from the now-endemic infectious disease.'

Minnesota defies feds with COVID vaccine guidance
Standing order gives pharmacists ability to give COVID-19 vaccinations without prescriptions to more than populations approved by Food and Drug Administration.
By Jeremy Olson
The Minnesota Star Tribune
https://www.startribune.com/minnesota-defies-feds-with-covid-vaccine-guidance/601478835?utm_source=gift

#News #Minnesota

Stan Turner, a longtime Twin Cities newsman who spent more than 40 years as a broadcaster, including at KSTP-TV, died Sunday after a three-year battle with cancer. He was 81 years old.

Turner started his broadcasting career in 1965 in the news department at KDWB Radio. He joined KSTP Radio in 1966, then rejoined KDWB as news director a year later before moving to KSTP and Hubbard Broadcasting long-term in 1968.

Dateline Mallard Island, Rainy Lake, Minn.

"Dozens of artists, students and other people make the trip each summer to Mallard Island, a rocky piece of land in Rainy Lake near the Canadian border that was once the home of legendary environmentalist Ernest Oberholtzer.

"Oberholtzer built a small outpost of rustic buildings on the island a century ago and lived here for 50 years. His foundation maintains the property now as a place for students, artists and pretty much anyone else who can use some quiet contemplation and a creative spark."
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2025/09/22/mallard-island-serves-as-a-place-for-arts-inspiration

"Kids are scared of it. Adults are scared of it,” she said. “It's really had a very dramatic effect."
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2025/09/22/swimmers-itch-irritating-minnesota-lake-goers

“Cameras, security at entrances, weapon detection technology, bulletproof windows, communication systems ... these all cost money, and right now our society would need to make a commitment to invest in our schools,” said Jamie Boelter, superintendent at the New London-Spicer School District.

”It’s kind of like a flash point of emotions come out, whether they’re political left, political right,“ said Brainerd School Superintendent Peter Grant.

”Instead of talking about how to prevent it, they get into the ‘we need more. We need less. These are bad. This is good.’ And then in a month, that kind of fades away."

Gun threats in greater Minnesota post-Annunciation shooting highlight safety needs
By Kim Hyatt, Jana Hollingsworth, Jp Lawrence and Jenny Berg
The Minnesota Star Tribune
https://www.startribune.com/gun-threats-in-greater-minnesota-post-annunciation-shooting-highlight-safety-needs/601474890?utm_source=gift

Most of us discover where we are headed when we arrive.
-- Bill Watterson

#Wisdom #Quotes #BillWatterson #Life

#Photography #Panorama #Panopainting #Flowers #Junkyard #Minnesota

Got a kick out of this description of the Hibbing songwriter's appearance at Farm Aid 40—

'Deciphering Dylan

'That wasn’t so difficult this time, was it? Four Bob Dylan classics — “All Along the Watchtower,” “To Ramona,” “Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right” and “Highway 61 Revisited” — were easy to recognize by their relatively clearly enunciated lyrics, though the melodies were new and predictably free-wheeling. The hard part was spotting Dylan, who had a black hoodie covering his head as he sat at a piano in light too dim to read a book.'

11 takeaways our critics harvested at Farm Aid 40 in Minneapolis
By Jon Bream and Chris Riemenschneider
The Minnesota Star Tribune
https://www.startribune.com/11-takeaways-our-critics-harvested-at-farm-aid-in-minneapolis/601472198?utm_source=gift

A cinnamon teal.

"Another Minnesotan placed second in the contest: Thomas E. Miller of Kilkenny, Minn., with an acrylic painting of a cinnamon teal."
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2025/09/21/wildlife-artist-jim-hautman-wins-the-2025-federal-duck-stamp-contest

Spending a beautful day along the riverfront in #StPaul #Minnesota.

Commemorative map of the Jefferson Highway routes in 1916 and 1929, as seen at the Hubbard County Historical Society in Park Rapids, #Minnesota. Park Rapids is one of the towns along the route.

Mayo Clinic hosts global ‘hackathon’ to solve medical mysteries
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2025/09/20/mayo-clinic-hosts-global-hackathon-to-solve-medical-mysteries

Farm Aid 40 was held at the University of Minnesota stadium in Minneapolis. Over 35,000 persons attended the concert.

Farm Aid has raised over $85 million to support family farms.

Partner organizations include the Wild Farm Alliance, Minnesota Soil Health Coalition, Minnesota Farmers Union and Land Stewardship Project.

The 4-H dog show continues at the state fairgrounds Sunday.

Spectators are welcome and admission is free.
https://extension.umn.edu/4-h-showcase-events/minnesota-4-h-state-dog-show

People always need the little stamps. You know, for when they raise the postage.
—Marge Gunderson
https://www.startribune.com/one-of-minnesotas-hautman-brothers-wins-the-federal-duck-stamp-art-contest-again/601477773?utm_source=gift