The Minnesota Wild announced today the 2023 Road Tour will visit four communities in greater Minnesota, including Alexandria, August 9th. The Road Tour, presented by TRIA and HealthPartners, will stop […]
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The further along we get into June the better the bass fishing is in the Alexandria Area. As he does each week, Fishing the Midwest host Mike Frisch gives us […]
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“Fishing Tips for the Alexandria Area” With this week’s Fishing the Midwest report, host Mike Frisch gives us tips on getting some “good “eater” walleyes in the Alexandria Lakes Area. […]
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Alexandria, MN – Each year thousands of people come from all over Minnesota for the annual Clay Target League Trapshooting Championships. The growth of the sport has resulted in the […]
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“Fishing Tips for the Alexandria Area” With this week’s Fishing the Midwest report, host Mike Frisch gives us tips on the walleye bite in the Alexandria Lakes Area. The report […]
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“Fishing Tips for the Alexandria Area” With this week’s Fishing the Midwest report, host Mike Frisch gives us tips on the walleye bite in the Alexandria Lakes Area. The report […]
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“Fishing Tips for the Alexandria Area” With this week’s Fishing the Midwest report, host Mike Frisch gives us tips on the timing of catching good Spring crappies. He again addresses […]
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“Fishing Tips for the Alexandria Area” With this week’s Fishing the Midwest report, host Mike Frisch gives us tips on how to best find walleyes during these cold water, early […]
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Alexandria’s famed and beloved Viking statue Big Ole turned 58 years old this past April! He has had a long history over all those years in Alexandria, including slightly different […]
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A fast-paced comedy opens up in Alexandria this Thursday, April 20th. “The Play That Goes Wrong” is a play within a play. The show follows the antics of the Cornley […]
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As is the tradition every year at Andes Tower Hills, they celebrate the end of the skiing/snowboarding season with their Spring Fling weekend. Only this year, despite their recent event, […]
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In the latest Fishing the Midwest TV program, host Mike Frisch welcomes the winner of the Diamond Buick/GMC Take A Kid Fishing, Kinsley Nawrocki, for a day on the water. Mike […]
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I can’t even comprehend the amount of times my vehicle or bicycle has traveled over the Viking Trail in Douglas County, yet it wasn’t until I took this job as […]
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Fishing guide Tanner Arndt joins Fishing the Midwest‘s Mike Frisch for a day of fishing and walleyes holding in the weeds are the targeted species. Tanner shows Mike his unique […]
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When the founder of Fishing the Midwest and two of the show’s fishermen get together on Alexandria waters, they show us how to have a good time, AND catch some […]
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Team Knighten (Scott Suggs, Wesley Strader, and Mike McClelland) were winners in the second round of pros following their two days on Lake Ida. They along with the fishermen from […]
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It’s not often the case that bass fisherman Matt Gilbertson goes after walleye, but when Fishing the Midwest‘s Mike Frisch invited him to try out some early season spots, he […]
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The show “One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest” was most notably made famous by the 1975 movie starring Jack Nicholson, but the story all began with the 1962 novel of […]
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The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is hosting candlelight events across the state this winter, including one at Lake Carlos State Park near Alexandria, MN. Saturday, February 4th, you can […]
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With a long holiday weekend in store and warmer weather in store it’s a great time for a “Take a Kid Ice Fishing” weekend here in Minnesota. This Saturday, Jan. […]
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Recent snow and frost have made for some amazing scenery across the Alexandria Area. Add plenty of sunny blue skies, mild temperatures, relatively no wind and you have winter utopia. […]
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In a new series that’s been compared to Amazing Race meets pro fishing, Major League Fishing (MLF) hopes to highlight new areas throughout the country for their new show. Alexandria […]
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(UPDATE – since this was first written, all trails have been opened up for riding.) On the first official day of winter, the Douglas Area Trails Association (D.A.T.A. Trails)reported that […]
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The true beginning of ice fishing season is always a guessing game. Cold weather helped freeze smaller bodies of water, but winds kept the larger ones open. Now, after recent […]
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Look for Mike’s Reports on Explore Alexandria’s website The highly acclaimed Fishing the Midwest with Mike Frisch television series starts airing again in late 2022/early 2023 in homes throughout the […]
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The celebration in the Runestone Museum’s Fort Alexandria, known as “Christmas in the Fort” just continues to grow each year. This year the annual Black Friday celebration added a lighted […]
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Almost as exciting as the yearly tradition of lighting up the lights on Broadway in Alexandria is the day ALP Utilities and City crews put up the lights. Bright and […]
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Fishing the Midwest TV host Mike Frisch talks about the need to spread out during fall fishing to find the fish and offers tips on how to best do that in this […]
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Every musky angler has his or her personal goals when it comes to musky fishing. If it’s just catching your first musky, catching a musky on a certain lure or […]
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(Alexandria, MN) It is an unfortunate situation our office hears about on a regular basis. People want to come enjoy and explore what Alexandria has to offer, but they are […]
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A recent trip to Carlos State Park shows off the natural beauty of the Alexandria Area. Every fall you get a few of those days when the colors just stand […]
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The city of Alexandria is asking for your help regarding Alexandria’s Parks and Trails Master Plan Project. (SURVEY LINK) They are in the beginning stages of conducting that plan for […]
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For many years the middle weekend in September has been the time for the annual Grape Stomp Festival at Carlos Creek Winery in Alexandria. It’s time and the festival is […]
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There is just something about the bright colors of sunflowers that make photographing fun. There are a couple of opportunities for you to get out into the fields and click […]
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Fishing the Midwest TV host Mike Frisch talks about the effectiveness of using slip-bobbers to catch all kinds of fish at nearly any depth in this week’s Quick Tip video […]
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The popular two-day event at Alexandria City Park is back after a two-year absence. Art in the Park features all kinds of art vendors, live music and food; all in […]
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