Shallow, marshy areas on Lake Osakis have long been a popular nesting area for western grebes — a bird that winters on the Pacific coast before spreading east to establish a mate, which includes a ...

OSAKIS-The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources confirmed zebra mussels in Lake Osakis in Todd and Douglas counties. On Wednesday, DNR invasive species staff conducted dive and shoreline searches ...

OSAKIS, Minn. (WCCO) --It's the first week of July, and WCCO is Goin' To The Lake! This week, Matt Brickman and Kim Johnson headed a few hours northwest of the metro to Osakis, Minn. The town sits on ...

VERGAS, Minn. -- The Department of Natural Resources has confirmed zebra mussels in northwestern Minnesota's East Spirit Lake in Otter Tail County and central Minnesota's Lake Osakis near ...

OSAKIS, Minn. — When it comes to birds, Minnesota has the singing part well covered. Mourning doves, cardinals and blue jays are among the songbirds providing the state’s outdoor soundtrack. But this ...

I've often contemplated what I would give to fish just once more with my grandfather. There isn't much I wouldn't trade for such an experience. More than anyone, he's responsible for my love of the ...

The 2008 Great Western Challenge Regatta should bring at least 75 ice sailors to Lake Osakis for a weekend of adventure. Sails will begin gliding across Lake Osakis around noon Friday, December 5 and ...

ALEXANDRIA, Minn. -- On Memorial Day weekend, a large, wayward bog morphed into a giant floating headache for lakeshore owners in Schultz's Bay, along the northwest side of Lake Osakis. Part of the ...

OSAKIS, Minn. (WCCO) -- Matt Brickman and Kim Johnson celebrated Independence Day in Osakis, a lake-side town in the heart of Minnesota's cabin country. The day prior, the two enjoyed Minnesota-made ...