Birding and Wildlife

An American golden plover bird in Grand Portage / Credit: Travis Novitsky

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More Animal Meetings

North American Bear Center
Bears
A couple of American plains bison in Minnesota
Bison
Elk in a forest
Elk
A gray wolf rests on a rock at the International Wolf Center
Wolves
A couple canoes in the Boundary Waters

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Two bicyclists on the Cedar Lake Trail
Biking
A couple sits by a campfire at North Shore Camping Co in Beaver Bay
Camping
Fall fishing near Lutsen
Fishing
A man with his dog overlooking Bean Bear Lake along the Superior Hiking Trail
Hiking
Deer hunting
Hunting
A family swims near their houseboat at Voyageurs National Park
Lake Life
A couple canoeing in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area
Paddling
The Milky Way lights up the skies around Jay Cooke State Park
Stargazing
Snowmobiling at Cragun's Resort on Gull Lake
Winter Sports