America was a nation without a National Loon Day. Until Larissa Loden made one. The loon is everywhere in Minnesota — in the lakes, on the state seal, celebrated through art, statues, tattoos and ...

MINNESOTA, USA — "Imagine now, a clear summer evening in the north woods. Above you, the bands of the Milky Way framed by the dark spindly boughs of spruce and fir. And cutting though the stillness ...

CROSSLAKE — Loon callers across Minnesota are invited to bring their best wail, hoot, tremolo or yodel to the Star of the North Loon Calling Contest. While these four calls of the loon are sounds ...

I enjoyed an early morning fishing trip on a beautiful lake last week, using only my quiet electric trolling motor. Using my onboard electronics, I slowly cruised around the lake searching my favorite ...

The national honor bestowed upon the official state bird of Minnesota earlier this month confirms what Minnesotans already know well — just how special the loon is. The common loon is known for its ...

CROSSLAKE — Feeling a little looney? Head on over to the National Loon Center Loon Calling Contest during Crosslake Days. The third annual contest will take place at 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 24, at the ...

OTIS — Stay quiet. No sudden moves. It shouldn't even know you're here. Thomas Gregg kayaks through the reservoir toward a marshy island. No other humans in sight. “You’ve got to woo the loon,” he ...

Not long ago, I was watching "Game of Thrones," the megahit HBO show set in the fictional world of Westeros, when I heard a sound I knew well: the long, high call of the common loon. I'd heard it a ...