IceDogs' Bucky of all trades

When Niagara IceDogs hopefuls have long since left Jack Gatecliff Arena, there's still a lot of work to be done.[...]

Former Chief Justice Douglas Amdahl, 91, shaped local courts -- and 'loved a good joke'

While serving as chief justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court, Douglas Amdahl helped shape the state's judicial system through his efforts to establish a Court of Appeals and get the State Judicial Center built.

Summer joys linger into autumn in Wisconsin's Door County

SOPHIA DEMBLING/Special to DMN Mostly flat, Door County is easily bikeable, whether in the towns or in Peninsula State Park. The fall foliage usually peaks in mid-October.With Green Bay to its west and Lake Michigan on its north and east, Door County is a 70-mile peninsula scalloped with small bays trailing off to a cluster of northern islands.

A final farewell for two good men

It is with a very heavy heart I write this column, saying goodbye to two wonderful men who touched my life and made the world a better place with simple kindness and a smile.

The Fraser: From the iceage to high action adventure

Unless under alert for high water, the Fraser River flows by us unnoticed day in and day out, and yet like the blood quietly flowing within our own arteries, the river brings life to the lower mainland of British Columbia.