In an ever-brighter world, tourists travel north for truly dark skies

The fourth annual Dark Sky Festival begins Thursday evening in Cook County in far northeastern Minnesota, a region increasingly known for its astrotourism and a chance to see truly dark skies in an ever-brightening world. This is a morning MPR News update, hosted by John Wanamaker. Music by Gary Meister.

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