FREEPORT, Maine — The American Birding Association has named its 2025 bird of the year, and it's a bird Mainers are quite familiar with. This year's winner is the common loon. "Loons are big, they're ...

Spotify Minnesota’s state bird is everywhere: There are loons on license plates and library cards, at lottery counters, and ...

A lure and fish hook that together stretch 22 feet hangs from a stairwell ceiling at the University of Minnesota Duluth. The tackle turned heads when it passed under the Aerial Lift Bridge in 2013.