Outdoor Design & Living Guide (ODLG) is a magazine created in the Fargo-Moorhead area by local outdoor design and lifestyle enthusiasts. It is a niche publication that includes do-it-yourself projects, lifestyle and human interest stories, expert advice, recipes, gardening features and advice, seasonal stories, landscaping ideas, product guides and more.
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Pasta Salad

Pasta Salad

Recipe for Pasta Salad 1 box multi-colored salad rotini 1 chunked green bell pepper 1 chunked red bell pepper 1 chunked sweet yellow onion 2 diced zucchini 1 pint grape tomatoes & slice ‘em in half 1 can jumbo black olives 1- 8 ounce bottle Ken’s Fat Free Sun Dried Tomato Vinaigrette Salad Dressing, or something similar...
Where to Golf in the Fargo-Moorhead Area

Where to Golf in the Fargo-Moorhead Area

The Red River Valley and surrounding areas are covered in snow 6 months out of the year, but during the summer time these are some of the best places to play golf. Teeing off at the golf course set aside the beautiful scenery of the 10,000 lakes area with a cool breeze overhead is one...
Resort Guide

Resort Guide

Upper Midwest Resort Guide Thumper Pond Golf Course and Resort – Ottertail, Minn. Tucked within a sanctuary of pine trees in scenic Ottertail, Minn., Thumper Pond Golf Course and Resort provides a quality vacation destination that will delight guests and fill their stay with recreation and leisure. There is an 18-hole championship golf course on-site,...
Energy Savings: A Real Turn On

Energy Savings: A Real Turn On

It’s supposed to be a real turn-off. That button on almost every commonplace appliance makes it pretty simple. Running – or not running. It is eitheroff or on. Even the most technically challenged human can figure that out. Right? Right. Maybe. Maybe not. Thanks to local utility companies, people are discovering that not all appliances...
Ice Fishing Cribs

Ice Fishing Cribs

Darcy Olson unwraps steak, leftover from the night before. He cuts it up and adds it to an omelet in a bag – his favorite ice fishing expedition brunch. Traditionally on these trips, he and his group eat deer sausage cooked on the grill, but he enjoys experimenting with other simple meals. Catching fish, of...
Protecting Against the Red

Protecting Against the Red

A fresh blanket of snow covers the ground outside Fargo City Hall. From the mayor’s office, Dennis Walaker looks out over the downtown of his city, while working on his computer. He turns and references a pile of trinkets and papers on his desk and says he is “spring cleaning.” “There’s not enough room for...