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Trekking into spring

Trekking into spring

Stuart Sudak April 11, 2022

High above Flying Cloud Drive atop the top of the Richard T. Anderson Conservation Area on Monday. Photo by Stuart Sudak It was a muddy trek up to the top of the Richard T. Anderson Conservation Area...

Wild turkeys roam the city

Wild turkeys roam the city

Amber D. Stoner March 27, 2022

There’s a steep grassy hillside along Valley View Road where the kids and I check for wild turkeys on the daily drive home from school. These birds are so big, so distinct, that we exclaim their appearance...

Photo gallery: Eden Prairie snowfall

Gillian Holte February 23, 2022

Olympic Hills Golf Club on Feb. 22.Olympic Hills Golf Club on Feb. 22.Path in the Preserve Association on Feb. 22.Neill Lake on Feb. 22.The Cummins Phipps Grill House on Feb. 22.The Staring Lake sledding...

Kids' delight in winter visitor

Kids’ delight in winter visitor

Amber D. Stoner February 21, 2022

Snow and ice settled thick on our deck steps, making it a hazardous trip to the compost bin near our garden. Not wanting to toss perfectly compostable veggie peels into the garbage, but not eager to spend...

Sun dog photo 1-19-22

Sun dog over Staring

EPLN Staff Reports January 19, 2022

EPLN photographer Juliana Allen captured a sun dog over Staring Lake Wednesday morning Jan. 19. Also known as a mock sun or parhelion, sun dogs are an atmospheric optical phenomenon appearing...

A GoFundMe page has been set up to help pay the veterinary bills for Wildfire. The sled dog sustained injuries after being hit by a snowmobile. Photos courtesy of Sarah Keefer

Sled dog on the mend after surgery in EP

Stuart Sudak January 12, 2022

Wildfire, a sled dog, injured last weekend in a hit-and-run snowmobile collision in northwestern Wisconsin, is on the mend after having surgery Jan. 11 in Eden Prairie. The Alaskan husky who turns...

Eden Prairie's Winter Blast event drew a crowd to Staring Lake Park, including its 700-foot sledding hill. Photos by Kelley Regan

Blasting into winter at Staring Lake Park

Kelley Regan January 10, 2022

It was a winter blast, thankfully spared from the arctic chill. Eden Prairie's Winter Blast event at Staring Lake Park on Saturday afternoon, Jan. 8, took advantage of a one-day break in the subzero...

A woman paddle boards near the city's boat ramp on Red Rock Lake in August 2018. Photo by Jeff Strate

Eden Prairie’s lakes: A list

Joanna Werch Takes December 28, 2021

If you've seen a Minnesota license plate, you know that the state is known as the "Land of 10,000 Lakes." Ever wonder just how many of those are in Eden Prairie? The answer, according to the Parks...

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