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  • Who decides which Minnesota lands get a second life?
  • How do wildfires impact fish mercury levels in Minnesota lakes?
  • One bat, two bats: Minnesotans are invited to help scientists track a species in decline

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startribune.com /3 weeks ago

Who decides which Minnesota lands get a second life?

From abandoned mines to former private retreats, new public land can change dramatically. But it isn’t quick or easy.

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startribune.com /1 month ago

How do wildfires impact fish mercury levels in Minnesota lakes?

As fires become more prevalent, scientists are just beginning to study their impact on the state’s aquatic ecosystems.

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startribune.com /1 month ago

One bat, two bats: Minnesotans are invited to help scientists track a species in decline

Plus, a race in Winona where runners can take their time and an outdoors author visits St. Paul.

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startribune.com /1 month ago

Lake Minnetonka’s Big Island once had an amusement park. Why did it close?

Visitors arrived by streetcar and steamboat to ride a rollercoaster, explore an aquarium and brave the old mill ride. The fun lasted only from 1906 to 1911.

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startribune.com /1 month ago

Island Peži

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startribune.com /2 weeks ago

How did Two Harbors get its name? The story involves two small towns — and a place called Whiskey Row.

Before they became one North Shore city, Agate Bay and Burlington Bay followed very different paths. One became a railroad boomtown with 22 saloons and brothels packed into a singl...

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startribune.com /1 month ago

A goose joined a crane family. How often do animals adopt across species in Minnesota?

True adoption is rare in the wild, but some birds routinely raise chicks that aren’t their own.

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american-rails.com /2 weeks ago

Aug 22, Minnesota Railroads: History, Map, Iron Range & Today's Network

Minnesota railroad history—St. Paul & Pacific, William Crooks, James J. Hill’s Great Northern, Northern Pacific, Milwaukee Road, Soo Line, Missabe ore; abandonments; BNSF, CPKC...

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startribune.com /1 week ago

Does anyone actually live in the houses on the Minnesota State Fairgrounds?

At one time, the fairgrounds were home to quite a few year-round residents.

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mspmag.com /2 days ago

The Info Booth Ladies Know Everything

You've got questions at the State Fair—these podcasting ladies have all the answers.

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mspmag.com /1 month ago

Organizations Seek Public Stories About Operation Metro Surge

Efforts to document this moment in Minnesota history are underway.

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startribune.com /1 month ago

A giant package, a helicopter and high winds: Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s wild Minneapolis art experiment

The Minneapolis Institute of Art and the Minneapolis College of Art and Design helped the famous artists fulfill their vision in 1966. It wasn’t easy.

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startribune.com /1 week ago

Minnesota’s old flag finds new life on the campaign trail

Plus: Data centers heat up top legislative races

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startribune.com /3 days ago

What remains of Jesse James’ bloody Northfield raid? A coat, a saddle — and an outlaw’s ear

The Minnesota town that famously stood up to the James-Younger Gang is marking 150 years since that September day.

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startribune.com /1 month ago

How’s the water? Researchers try to gauge public perception of Twin Cities lakes.

St. Thomas and U of M researchers are surveying visitors at 17 lakes in the Twin Cities to see what the public thinks of water quality and how it matches reality.

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razzball.com /1 week ago

Minnesota May Have Finally Found Joe Mauer’s Twin

Many people know Minnesota as the Land of 10,000 Lakes. What they don’t know, who the heck counted all those lakes? What if they were at like 9,877 lakes and someone tickled them a...

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thetruckersreport.com /1 month ago

Is it my imagination or does it seem like Minnesota has a high percentage of shady companies?

I haven't seen any statistics or stories that can confirm, but lately here in Nebraska I've heard a few people complaining about Minnesota companies. As I've never worked for any,...

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startribune.com /2 weeks ago

Essential Minnesota Podcast: Inside a year of reporting with Annunciation survivors

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mspmag.com /1 week ago

Ultimate Dinosaurs Exhibition Makes a Prehistoric Footprint at the State Fair

The Science Museum exhibition features 15 life-sized casts of dinosaurs and a glimpse into Minnesota before time.

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mspmag.com /1 week ago

State of the Plate: Who's Coming Over

Are we expecting more out-of-state visitors at the State Fair?

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startribune.com /1 month ago

Minnesota is the only state with tribal dispensaries off reservations. Now others look to model it.

Minnesota tribes are capitalizing on the head start they got in the state’s recreational cannabis market.

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startribune.com /1 week ago

Minnesota State Fair 2026 attendance tracker

Keep up with the crowds each day of this year’s Great Minnesota Get-Together, see if we break any records, and plan your visit accordingly.

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startribune.com /3 weeks ago

What did a winter of tear gas leave in Minneapolis soil? U of M researchers are trying to find out.

The study aims to determine whether chemical munitions used by federal agents left contaminants in neighborhood gardens and soil.

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mspmag.com /5 days ago

The Great Minnesota Bake-Off

Seasoned competitors reflect on the allure of one of Minnesota’s most beloved State Fair traditions.

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