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'The bees are just not surviving': Local honey producers losing colonies at alarming rate

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BATTLE LAKE, Minn. — The numbers alone are troubling. In the breadbasket of honey production, nearly all beekeepers are witnessing more than half their bee colonies collapsing. North Dakota is No. 1 and Minnesota is No. 5 in honey production in the U.S. But veteran beekeepers are worried about the future of the industry. The Hull family near Battle Lake has been producing honey since the late 1800s. "This is a bee smoker, we use it when we need…Battle Lake · Battle Lake See the Story

Little Brown Church Honored for Look and Longevity

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BATTLE LAKE, Minn. — It has stood on the corner for 132 years. A small but strong church in the heart of downtown Battle Lake, Minnesota. And since 1893, the little brown church has documented every detail of its time on "Main Street." (The church's actual address is 121 Lake Ave. N.) Now it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. On yet another busy summer day in Battle Lake, tourists to Otter Tail County filter into town. But t…Longevity · Battle Lake See the Story

Inside the Outdoors: Old Joe and the 12-foot rowboat

On Father’s Day, during a brief period of patchy sunshine, my wife’s younger brother and I stood on the deck that looks out over the lake where their family cabin has stood for roughly that biblical span of three-score-and-ten years. He gestured toward a boat that had just eased into a spot about 150 yards offshore, where the angler who was piloting it was about to deploy his anchor. “He’s right on Joe’s spot,” my brother-in-law said. The “Joe” …Battle Lake · Battle Lake Read Article