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Backyards have long been places to unwind and enjoy some peace and quiet surrounded by nature.
Thanks in part to financial instability brought on by rising inflation and measures to tame it, homeowners may decide to forgo traditional vacations in favor of staying home this season. There's no better...
Road trips and self-driving vacations tend to produce their own unique moments and memories, but that doesn't mean they don't share certain characteristics. Lately, those characteristics might be high gas prices and more traffic as many vacationers drive in an effort to circumvent the escalating...
Many adults have fond memories of attending summer camp when they were children. The American Camp Association reports that each year more than 14 million children and adults take advantage of the camp experience. Summer camp is a place for kids to learn new skills, make new friends, experience...
Summer is peak travel season. Whether vacationers plan to travel internationally or domestically, they can expect to pay top dollar as they head off for parts unknown.
Much has been made of inflation over the last year-plus, as the cost of seemingly everything has risen considerably since early...
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Fields dried out enough for a very productive week of planting. This update includes reminders about early season insect management, an overview of quackgrass and crabgrass management, reminders about herbicide drift, and some...
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A nitrogen-deficient turf stand
I have received a few questions from homeowners about using table sugar as a fertilizer substitute for their lawn. There have been a number of blog posts on popular forums that have repeated the idea and...
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A ‘Lemon’ cucumber variety grows in my backyard garden on a steel obelisk.
Space is at a premium in my garden, so I am always looking for vertical growing techniques and ideas. Public gardens, garden tours, and tapping into my own...
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Raising your mower height to 3-3.5 inches results in a denser, healthier lawn.
As small as they are, longer grass blades mean more photosynthesis and stronger, deeper grass roots. The grass blades also shade the grass crowns and soil,...
The traditional twenty-one-gun salute by the rifle squad was part of the annual Memorial Day Ceremony at the Buffalo American Legion honoring those that gave the ultimate sacrifice. See this week’s feature for a story and more photos. (Photo by Emily Vojtech)
Some local pickleball enthusiasts enjoyed a Memorial Day morning of fun and exercise at the new courts on Dague Avenue, north of Buffalo High School. (Photo by Tom McDonnell)
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August 23, 2019 – The sun is powering a new learning tool in Buffalo. An educational solar array provided by the city’s wholesale electric supplier, the Minnesota Municipal Power Agency (MMPA), is...
Cross country runners had the chance to get their feet wet by participating in the 10th Annual Northwoods Invitational last Friday at Northwoods Park in Brooklyn Park.
The invite features a two-mile...
It’s no secret, last year’s record performance on offense by the Buffalo football team will be hard to match.
Eight of 11 starters from that team have graduated – four of which are playing college...
Team success can be measured in great widths when it comes to high school sports.
For the Buffalo girls’ swim/dive team, the 2018 season was one of the program’s best – academically, emotionally, and...
Zucchini is very abundant this time of year. It can be used in many different many ways: salad, main dish, snacks and desserts. Zoodles (zucchini noodles) have become very popular. One large...
“Are you having the nightmares yet? Have you been able to sleep?”
I’ve heard these haunting questions often lately. No, they were not said in some medical or mental health treatment setting. They...
I feel, that years from now, we’re going to look back on this month and say, “Where were you when the Amazon was burning?”
It seems this month, the world’s largest rainforest has sprung up across...
Look for sunfish and some suspended crappies on the 10- to 15-foot weed lines of Clearwater Lake, Maple Lake, Sugar Lake, Lake Sylvia, and Pleasant Lake. A jig and fathead minnow or spinner and...
Wright County was buzzing last weekend, as three of the area’s major events came to area communities on Saturday, August 17. One of which was the Buffalo Arts and Crafts Festival, which flooded the...
Last Saturday, Wright County also welcomed the Maple Lake Gear-Head Get Together Swap Meet and Car Show, which is one of the city’s largest events throughout the year. This year’s was jam-packed with...
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