The national honor bestowed upon the official state bird of Minnesota earlier this month confirms what Minnesotans already know well — just how special the loon is. The common loon is known for its ...

MINNESOTA, USA — "Imagine now, a clear summer evening in the north woods. Above you, the bands of the Milky Way framed by the dark spindly boughs of spruce and fir. And cutting though the stillness ...

Montana photographer Tony Gangemi documented a season in the life of a leucistic Common Loon, from its first days as a “little cotton ball” up until its first flight.

Ross Bruggink, the seal’s designer, said he opted for the loon because he thought it could be uniting for the state.

AUGUST IS a slow season for us in the political world. Congress is in recess, the Legislature is out of session, and Governor Kelly Ayotte has just about finished signing and vetoing bills for the ...

The Bellagio in Las Vegas is accustomed to high-flying visitors but the famed hotel was not prepared for this one. The iconic resort and casino was forced to halt its world-famous fountain show on ...

Eric Hanson with the deceased Newark Pond Male. Photo by Eloise Girard Just after dusk, as the dark began to settle on Newark Pond, a spotlight on a boat shone onto the water, as it floated toward a ...