MN trails

The Eagle Mountain trail in the Superior National Forest will be closed to the public for two weeks in January 2026 for the safety of the dogs and Forest Service personnel.

Plus: Weeks of hearings begin for Bemidji and Northern Township over wastewater issue; State and federal agencies are partnering to address emerald ash borer in the Chippewa National Forest; and work began Monday on Highway 64 between Laporte and Akeley.

The Virginia Fire Department rescued the two men after their falls down a 100-foot cliff on Sept. 27, 2025.

The project would connect the existing system with communities in Koochiching County, including International Falls, Littlefork, East Koochiching, Rainy Lake and Northwest St. Louis County.

Plus: MnDOT will host an open house at the Rock Ridge High School about planned construction on Highway 53 near Eveleth; MN DNR is seeking input on changes to its trail systems; and a Minnesota mom shares her experience expanding her family after the U.S. Senate fails to pass a bill that would safeguard access to in vitro fertilization.

The Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board approved more than $1 million in regional trail grants at its Tuesday, Oct. 17, meeting.

Art Norton, a volunteer with the North Country Trail Association, recently helped install signs in Grand Rapids and a bridge near Cohasset.

North Country Scenic Trail was designated by Congress in 1980 and is the longest National ScenicTrail at 4600 miles. It’s almost as long as the…

Each week we talk with Marshall Helmberger from The Timberjay about the news in NE Minnesota. Today we heard about a new bridge over the Vermilion River…

DNR Commissioner Tom Landwehr and Grand Rapids Area fishing guide Tom Neustrom stopped by the KAXE studios to talk about state budget concerns and what…