There are drummers. There are iconic drummers. Then there’s Neil Peart. A man in a stratosphere all his own. Neil Peart, the prodigiously talented drummer and eclectic primary lyricist for the Canadian rock band Rush, died on Tuesday in Santa Monica, California, according to a family spokesman. He was 67. The cause of death was brain cancer, which he had …

This sure isn’t a bad way to spend the summer in the Brainerd Lakes area, or anywhere in Minnesota. Passionate about the outdoors and the open air activities that make Minnesota a great place to live? Maybe a career with the Department of Natural Resources might suit you. The DNR is looking for candidates to fill up to 200 paid …

After watching this I may never eat spaghetti again. It’s the latest food challenge from competitive eater Nela Zisser.  This time she wolfs down 10 pounds of canned spaghetti in just over 12 minutes.  To make it “taste better” she adds butter, cream, Parmesan cheese, and seasoning. Yum?

Oh, the things people do after a few drinks.  This 41-year-old man in Ohio swore he’d never try his daughter’s Hoverboard Segway, and then the alcohol kicked in.  The video features 11 seconds of wobbling, and one hard fall.  Luckily he wasn’t injured.  

After an impasse in discussions with the county, organizers of what was planned to be the 41st Eelpout Festival in Walker, MN have pulled their lines out of the water and cancelled this years event. Organizers posted the following message on their website: Greetings from Festival Headquarters It’s with a heavy heart we announce the cancelation of the International Eelpout Festival …