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Lifestyle

Despite the in-between season, outdoor activities abound in Minnesota

Despite the in-between season, outdoor activities abound in Minnesota

Summer’s long gone and winter’s not here yet, even though it feels like it in Minnesota. Despite the lack of warmth and the wait for a full blanket of snow, outdoors experts say there’s plenty to do outside.
by Mike Moen

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Indigenous baby food aims to improve health of babies and the environment

Indigenous baby food aims to improve health of babies and the environment

Indigenous Peoples Task Force in Minneapolis is preparing to release a baby food next year under the brand name Indigi-Baby. It will be made from traditional Native American ingredients like wild rice, Gete-Okosomin squash and rutabaga.
by Max Nesterak

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Soup's on! And on! Thai beef noodle brew has been simmering for 45 years

Soup's on! And on! Thai beef noodle brew has been simmering for 45 years

The giant pot of dark soup brimming with beef, spices and herbs sits near the sidewalk on a busy street in Bangkok, where it is constantly stirred by a member of the family who have owned the restaurant for three generations.
by Michael Sullivan

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Homemade Halloween costumes that are scary cute

Homemade Halloween costumes that are scary cute

Some costumes you just can’t find in a store. Here are a few folks who took Halloween into their own hands.
by Sara Porter

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One 4-year-old’s very Minnesota Halloween costume: The Edmund Fitzgerald

One 4-year-old’s very Minnesota Halloween costume: The Edmund Fitzgerald

Peggy Ryan loves making Halloween costumes. Her 4-year-old grandson loves ships and shipwrecks and asked grandma to transform him into the Edmund Fitzgerald. The result: a Halloween masterpiece.
by Tracy Mumford

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DNR sees lots to like after first statewide youth deer hunt

After a decade of declining deer hunter numbers, this year’s youth hunt gave DNR wildlife managers a glimmer of hope. Nearly 30,000 kids took to the woods to hunt deer over MEA weekend — a huge increase over last year.
by John Enger

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How to fend off the wintertime blues and stay active outside

How to fend off the wintertime blues and stay active outside

There are plenty of good ways to avoid the cold weather blues and stay healthy. One of the best ways to keep riding the high of the summer is by continuing to go outside and stay active as you’re able.
by Cody Nelson, Manda Lillie and Angela Davis

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Get out! SE Minnesota hits peak fall color as season ebbs

Get out! SE Minnesota hits peak fall color as season ebbs

Minnesota’s southeast corner, along with swaths of Meeker and McLeod counties west of the Twin Cities, are the prime places for foliage this weekend — but friends, the end is near.
by MPR News Staff

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Your grocery list might be pressuring big food companies to take sustainability mainstream

Your grocery list might be pressuring big food companies to take sustainability mainstream

A Chicago data firm is tracking what goes through the checkout lines at upscale markets including Kowalski’s and Lunds & Byerlys. That data is pushing more and more food companies toward sustainable products.
by Tom Crann, Megan Burks and Nick Scheffler

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