Colors of Summer: Varieties of beautiful butterflies visit and enhance gardens
Warm weather and abundant rain brought color to backyard gardens in the form of flowers and butterflies. The butterflies pictured made periodic visits to a residential garden on the southern edge of St. Croix County.
RELATED CONTENTUpdate: Local bow hunter misses B.O.W. cut
Hudson bow hunter Boudy Vier and his partner Larry Boggess of Prescott missed out on making one of the final 10 spots in the Battle of the B.O.W competition Aug. 28 in rural Ellsworth.
City deer hunt set to begin
A special archery hunt to reduce the city of Hudson’s deer population will coincide with Wisconsin’s regular bow season that begins Sept. 18.
RELATED CONTENTHunter safety offered at Somerset
Young people in the St. Croix Valley area interested in hunting and recreational shooting are invited to enroll in a certified Wisconsin Hunter Education course to be held at the Somerset Middle School.
Hudsonite competes in Battle of the B.O.W.
Wisconsin Outdoor News
Opening day of archery deer season could have an added extra for Boudy Vier. The 29-year-old Hudsonite and his hunting partner, Larry Boggess of Prescott, are among the top 20 teams vying for the 10 final spots in Battle of the B.O.W.
Barrett promises free hunting, fishing and park admissions twice a year
Wisconsin News
Democrat Tom Barrett says Wisconsin would have free hunting, fishing and state park admissions on two weekends each year if he’s elected governor.
Winner pushes daughter through Pepper Fest 10K
Melissa Gacek didn’t know what she was getting into when she brought her five-year-old, 46-pound daughter, Vivian, along with her on the North Hudson Pepper Festival 10-kilometer race Saturday morning.
RELATED CONTENTNotes From the Dockside: All is well that ends well
As we leave home there are no indications of any storms brewing. My seven-year-old grandson Max and I are going fishing.
RELATED CONTENTLocals swim Superior 
Three local residents competed in the annual Point to La Pointe Open Water Swim Race on Saturday morning, Aug. 7 on Lake Superior. The 2.2 mile swim in the waters of Superior, from Bayfield to La Pointe on Madeline Island, had a record 300 swimmers this year.
RELATED CONTENTJust Add Water: More than just an art experience
The results of the four weeks of Just Add Water classes at the Phipps Center for the Arts are on display until Sept. 3 in the atrium gallery along with several information stations, with activities designed to engage young and old alike.
RELATED CONTENTCutting phosphorus key to helping rivers
County board member Clarence “Buck” Malick has more than a passing interest in clean rivers and he told members of the Thursday Noon Rotary Club last week that the key to healthy lakes and rivers is the reduction of phosphorus.
RELATED CONTENTCasualty drill scheduled Tuesday night on St. Croix
A mass casualty drill is scheduled Tuesday evening, Aug. 10 on the St. Croix River in Hudson.
Men escape after truck, trailer slide into Mississippi River at boat launch in Hastings
For good friends Randy Johnson and Jim Hunt, Monday morning was supposed to be spent floating on the St. Croix River and catching walleyes. Instead, the two Farmington men escaped tragedy, then spent the new few hours watching from shore as crews fished their truck and trailer out of the water.
RELATED CONTENTIn defense of fishermen who never have enough baits
Have you ever noticed that no matter how many baits you might have in your tackle box that there will be a day, once or twice a season, that you will not have the right bait, or if you do, it will not be in the right color. That is the nature of fishing.
RELATED CONTENTNina and Pinta docked in Hudson
The Nina, right, and Pinta, pulled into to port in Hudson Thursday afternoon.
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