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Lifestyle

Minnesotans spread feelings of gratitude this Thanksgiving

Minnesotans spread feelings of gratitude this Thanksgiving

We often use the cold winter months as a chance to remember what we're thankful for. Here’s what some Minnesotans said in answer to the question: What has happened in your life recently that you are grateful for?
by Emily Bright

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Minnesota state parks will be free on Black Friday

Minnesota state parks will be free on Black Friday

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is continuing its tradition of offering free admission to all state parks and recreation areas on the day after Thanksgiving.
by MPR News Staff

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In Duluth, skiers (and bikers, hikers, climbers and others) step up to build trails

In Duluth, skiers (and bikers, hikers, climbers and others) step up to build trails

Duluth has developed a reputation as an outdoor recreation mecca — especially after Outside Magazine dubbed it America's best town in 2014. But the trails that reputation is built on would not be possible without passionate volunteers, who have raised hundreds of thousands of dollars to build them.
by Dan Kraker

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It's fading from Minn. households, but lutefisk is still king at Minneapolis' Mindekirken

It's fading from Minn. households, but lutefisk is still king at Minneapolis' Mindekirken

From now until Christmas, it's the time in these parts where diners in Norwegian sweaters crowd into church basements to partake in a holiday tradition: a dinner of reconstituted, dried codfish that's been preserved in lye, and then brought back to glistening life as lutefisk.
by Tom Crann, Christine T. Nguyen and Megan Burks

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'Perfect storm' of fall weather - and falling numbers - hits wheat farmers hard

'Perfect storm' of fall weather - and falling numbers - hits wheat farmers hard

Wheat farmers thought they had a solid crop that might turn a profit in a bleak year for agriculture. Then they hauled the crop to the elevator and found out an unexpected problem sharply reduced the value of the crop. It’s a story about weather, chemistry — and bread.
by Dan Gunderson

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Forest bathers: A slow hike can help your health

Forest bathers: A slow hike can help your health

Advocates have brought the Japanese practice of “forest bathing” to Minnesota. They say attention-filled walks may improve physical and mental health.
by Euan Kerr

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How to see a rare meteor shower in Minnesota this week

How to see a rare meteor shower in Minnesota this week

Two leading scientists predict the alpha Monocerotid meteor shower could take place Thursday night, and Minnesotans have a good shot at viewing it.
by Cody Nelson

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A Beautiful World: Roadless wilderness under attack

A Beautiful World: Roadless wilderness under attack

For two decades the roadless rule has protected millions of acres of pristine national forests from road construction, mining, and logging. The policy is now threatened by new proposed laws.
by Heather McElhatton

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