Controlled burns will take place at various sites in mid-April
Controlled burns, also known as prescribed burns or prescribed fire, is a land management strategy that uses the controlled application of fire to support healthy ecosystems.
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Howie: Fedo turned Duluth toward the lake
Modern Duluth continues wrestling with the same tensions Mayor John Fedo governed through decades ago. Tourism success created new economic pressures. Summer weekends increasingly made portions of Canal Park feel disconnected from the working-class identity that shaped Duluth for generations.
AF1 Scoreboard
Albany 60, Michigan 57 – Quarterback Sam Castranova threw for 316 yards and nine touchdowns Saturday night as Albany (6-0) held off host Michigan (1-5) at Dow Event Center. Castranova, the reigning AF1 league and playoff MVP, completed 29 of 39 passes, receiver Isiah Scott caught nine passes for 107 yards
Howie: Why LSC is winning the local college enrollment battle
For years, America subtly treated trade education as a secondary path for students who supposedly could not “make it” academically. That narrative now looks outdated and borderline absurd. Many technical programs are competitive, mathematically rigorous and tied to industries starving for talent.
Howie: The Northland’s media ecosystem is messy
No single institution controls the public conversation anymore. The region now operates inside a decentralized information economy where television owns immediacy, newspapers own documentation, Facebook owns emotional momentum and independent publishers increasingly own personality-driven loyalty.