Retired teacher Larry Weber, of Barnum, is the author of “Butterflies of the North Woods" and “Spiders of the North Woods," among other books. Reach him via Katie Rohman at krohman@duluthnews.com. A ...

What in earth was I thinking of? Me — Scrooge? Hardly. I’d planned, i.e, pencilled in, a household hint for this week. With probable company and parties on the agenda, cleaning is a must but you’ll do ...

It is easy to be confused over the songs and calls of birds and which song or call matches which bird. The most commonly reported owl call that we receive is actually the call of the mourning dove - ...

Mar. 22—March has continued the pattern of the earlier months. We have an average temperature above normal with below precipitation and snowfall. The night was clear with a chilly calm morning. I'm up ...