The White Bear Lake tree is not the biggest cottonwood tree in Minnesota. The largest one on record is over 32 feet in circumference in Chippewa County. This one is roughly 24 feet all the way around.

Two does rest in a patch of woods on a January afternoon in 2011 file photo. Wildlife managers and foresters are working to restore more acres of conifer tree cover in northeastern Minnesota to ...

Northland Nature: Cedar waxwings feast on berry trees Retired teacher Larry Weber, of Barnum, is the author of “Butterflies of the North Woods" and “Spiders of the North Woods," among other books.