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3 bits of wisdom as you test the lake ice this winter

3 bits of wisdom as you test the lake ice this winter

DNR conservation officer Garrett Thomas brought ice picks, lifejackets, augers and some common sense to an Eagan park Thursday, hoping to keep Minnesotans safe as they venture onto frozen lakes this winter.
by Gabriel Kwan

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He's Jewish, but being Santa is his calling

He's Jewish, but being Santa is his calling

Rick Rosenthal has been playing the role of Santa for almost seven years. At StoryCorps, he recalls how it all began.
by Kelly Moffitt and Cameron Jenkins

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Wolves lead researchers to record pine at Voyageurs National Park

Wolves lead researchers to record pine at Voyageurs National Park

"Sometimes you see jack pines and they're kind of tall and scraggly, and they look like they've just kind of been beaten by the elements," one researcher said. But not this beauty.
by Dan Kraker

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'Living coral' crowned color of the year for 2019

'Living coral' crowned color of the year for 2019

Pantone chose the "vibrant, yet mellow" shade for its ability to bridge the natural and digital worlds. The pick comes at a poignant time, given the existential threats the color's namesake now faces.
by Colin Dwyer

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Lovely bones: Skull man of Bemidji strips taxidermy to its core

Lovely bones: Skull man of Bemidji strips taxidermy to its core

Deer hunting is over across most of Minnesota. But for one Bemidji man, a different kind of season is just getting started. Tony Petrie makes European mounts, and it's not a job for the squeamish.
by John Enger

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DNR plans 2 December deer hunts to manage wasting disease

DNR plans 2 December deer hunts to manage wasting disease

The Department of Natural Resources plans two special deer hunts this month aimed at limiting the spread of chronic wasting disease in wild deer in southeastern Minnesota.
by Associated Press

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Crews rescue 35 anglers from Duluth harbor ice floe

Emergency crews rescued nearly three dozen anglers from the Duluth harbor on Saturday morning after strong winds pushed an ice floe away from shore.
by Andrew Krueger

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