Alex Eriksen, Danbury, Conn.
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
The intersection of natural beauty and history make a person feel very insignificant and full of curiosity, while the Appalachian Trail just meanders right through the middle.
Clara Presser, Minneapolis
Acadia National Park, Maine
This park has mountains, forests, the ocean and great hiking (you can be the first to see the sun rise in the continental United States) and also is very accessible by car.
Britta Dornfeld, Minneapolis
Savannah, Georgia
Savannah has it all: architecture, Revolutionary War and Civil War history, ocean 20 minutes away, art town, great for foodies, tons of green spaces, and you can walk around the historical district with an adult beverage.
Isolated from U.S., Northwest Angle residents have to go to Canada after latest border clampdown
The new federal requirement for a negative COVID-19 test before crossing the border is forcing residents of a Minnesota region surrounded by Canada on three sides, and water on the fourth, to travel to Manitoba for groceries even though U.S. communities are closer to them.
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COVID-19 test requirement means residents of Minnesota region surrounded by Canada can t make U.S. grocery run
Posted: Apr 15, 2021 5:00 AM CT | Last Updated: April 15
Karen and Paul Colson leave a Steinbach grocery store with a cart full of groceries. The Americans say they have no other choice but to travel into Canada to buy their groceries, after the federal government imposed stricter rules on border crossings.(Ian Froese/CBC)
Modified Apr 12th, 2021 at 10:13 AM
On the south end… The lake is still ice covered with big stretches of open water which is expanding daily. Anglers fishing the lake are fishing in front of the Lighthouse Gap where the Rainy River enters LOW. Anglers are allowed a limit of walleyes and saugers on the lake, but catch and release only on Four Mile Bay and the Rainy River during the spring walleye season which lasts through April 14. The walleye season opens again on May 15th.
Pike Fishing. Open water is available in the back bays such as various Four Mile Bay, Bostic Creek, Zippel Bay and backwaters on the Rainy River where pike spawn. Some nice pike being caught in shallow water areas. These areas are off of the main lake and perfect for small boats. The pike season is open year round on LOW and the Rainy River. 3 fish per day, 30-40 inches must be released, one over 40″ allowed.
Northwest Angle couple denied entry into Manitoba trying to get back home to Minnesota
The snag the McKeevers encountered Easter Sunday results from a Canada rule that took effect Monday, Feb. 15, requiring that everyone entering the country by land test negative for COVID-19 within three days before entering Canada. The Northwest Angle couple had been traveling since late January. Written By: Brad Dokken | ×
The Warroad, Minn., port of entry photographed Oct. 5, 2020. Photo by Eric Hylden/Grand Forks Herald
GRAND FORKS As a lifelong resident of the Northwest Angle, Rick McKeever likely has crossed the Canadian border hundreds of times traveling to and from his home, that oddity of U.S. geography surrounded on three sides by Canada and cut off from the rest of Minnesota by some 40 miles of Lake of the Woods.
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