In the 1850s, W.G. Gresham settled one of the earliest claims on Swan Lake, in southern Minnesota, a stone’s throw from the small burg of Nicollet. Gresham, who later became a judge in St. Peter, Minn ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. NORFOLK, Neb. (KCAU) — While many associate wood with warmth, for Roger Nadrchal, it serves as a medium for his artistic ...

Donald Trump’s 2025 return to the White House marked a turning point for the crypto industry. Now approaching the midpoint of his second term, the president is unlikely to remain passive as it winds ...

PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — A moment of introspection with Karl Schmidt — a man who is paralyzed from the collarbones down — asks, “Haven’t we all been someplace where we wished we could’ve ...

ASTORIA, Ore. — This week, we travel to where the ducks and geese are always at hand — because they are made by hand! If a region’s wealth can be measured by its wildness, Oregon is one of the richest ...

If it walks, waddles and quacks like a duck, it’s probably a mallard but might be a redhead, a scaup, a canvasback, a pintail or some similar pattern. Unlike most casual observers who suffer not if ...

In this video, I carved a swan out of a massive piece of Buckeye Burl using 13 gallons of epoxy. The process began with cutting the buckeye to size, followed by 6 separate pours of epoxy over 2 weeks ...

Another study in a series on Wood Ducks at the Cache Creek Nature Preserve has found that 2024 was a productive year for the birds, with record-high nesting attempts, eggs laid, eggs hatched, and ...

Creative Activities judges from a previous Fair season meet before the Minnesota State Fair to evaluate and sample entries. Art Hound Morgan Kempton is especially a fan of the designs atop pies. When ...

The Rocky River Nature Center, 24000 Valley Parkway in North Olmsted, recently added an oversized sculpture of a male wood duck to its natural play space. The sculpture was built by the park’s ...

These lovers come from different sides of the quacks. An off-Broadway version of “West Side Story” has been playing out in Central Park this spring, as a male wood duck has found love with a female ...