We’re just outside Brainerd, Minnesota, for the Ice Fishing Extravaganza on Gull Lake. Each year in late January, more than 10,000 people will come out to catch as many fish as they can—mostly walleye and northern pike, but all fish species are eligible. The contest is organized and run by volunteers exclusively, and 100 percent of the proceeds—around $150,000—goes to local charities.
An icy extravaganza
Today in History
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Festival of British Archaeology
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Birds and bees, and why they re so important
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Saguaro cacti, Ironwood Forest National Monument, Arizona
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Bringing together history and technology
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Bamburgh Castle, Northumberland, England
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Endangered Species Act
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World Water Day
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Amphitheatre of El Jem, Tunisia
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Groundhog Day
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To Roswell, and beyond!
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Ad-Deir, Petra, Jordan
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National Public Lands Day
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Irohazaka road
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It s Coffee Day
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National Park Week begins
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Everglades National Park turns 75
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Freeze frame
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Short-eared owl
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Earth Day
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Zion National Park, Utah
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Ring of fire
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Travels to the Oregon deep
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Tiny fliers head south
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Earthrise on Moon Day
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‘Ocian in view! O! The joy.’
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Chestnut-headed bee-eaters, Bardia National Park, Nepal
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Reflections of the night sky
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Celebrating sea otters
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Tassili n’Ajjer, Sahara, Algeria
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A history of Vinland
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