To protect shorelines with lake levels extraordinarily high, the Douglas County Board of Commissioners recently approved a recommendation to enact temporary slow, no-wake zones on 19 lakes.
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Sunscreen – 5 Things You Should Know
Sunscreen is the most important thing you can do for your skin. If used correctly; it helps prevent cancer, premature aging, and sunburns. Most of us can improve how we use sunscreen. Here are five easy tips!
Read More »Hot Takes On Heat Stress
The health departments in Minnesota and Wisconsin put their collective Gopher and Cheese heads together and discovered a surprise. This isn’t your grandfather’s heat stress.
Read More »It’s A Keeper
When you go fishing you only catch the big ones, right?
Read More »Lilacs And Clover
This time of year a lot of people look forward to the sight and smell of lilacs.
Read More »It’s Almost Time To Hit The Lakes!
Summer fun is coming to the Alexandria Lakes Area!
Read More »Be Safe Out There
The fishing opener is less than a month away. In some parts of the state, folks are out in their boats. In others, they’re still firing up the augers. Either way, play it safe.
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