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Superior ice caves reopening Thursday morning

Superior ice caves reopening Thursday morning

Rangers had closed the caves temporarily Tuesday evening due to weather conditions. Expect 30 below wind chills and slippery conditions at the caves if you go Thursday.
by MPR News Staff

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Ever cheat at Monopoly? So did its creator: He stole the idea from a woman

Ever cheat at Monopoly? So did its creator: He stole the idea from a woman

The game Charles Darrow sold in the 1930s bore a striking resemblance to a game Lizzie Magie patented in 1904. In "The Monopolists," Mary Pilon tells Monopoly's origin story.

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Park Service temporarily closing Superior ice caves Tuesday evening

Park Service temporarily closing Superior ice caves Tuesday evening

With a winter storm coming, rangers decided to close access to the ice caves starting 6 p.m. Tuesday. The earliest the ice caves would be reopened is sometime on Thursday.
by MPR News Staff

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Apostle Islands ice caves opening draws 11K

Apostle Islands ice caves opening draws 11K

Despite slippery conditions and a new fee, 11,200 people took in Wisconsin's Lake Superior ice caves over the weekend. The weather is likely to shut the caves by March 17.
by Tim Nelson and Jon Collins

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Fish houses must go for (almost) spring cleaning

Fish houses must go for (almost) spring cleaning

The Department of Natural Resources is reminding anglers to remove fish houses and garbage from lakes before the ice melts.
by Dan Gunderson

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Like local food? DNR wants you to hunt your own turkey

Like local food? DNR wants you to hunt your own turkey

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is teaching people to hunt wild turkeys in an effort to stem waning interest in hunting and bolster public support for wild land and conservation.
by Tim Nelson

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Living small in the city: With more singles, micro-housing gets big

Living small in the city: With more singles, micro-housing gets big

Single people represent the fastest growing category of households in the U.S. That's made small dwellings a niche force in the real estate market.
by Franklyn Cater

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Apostle Islands ice caves to open Saturday

Apostle Islands ice caves to open Saturday

The National Park Service says Wisconsin's Lake Superior caves will be reachable if the weather holds, but rangers caution that the hike will be slippery.
by Dan Kraker

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Appetites: A foodie's 40 best local eats

Appetites: A foodie's 40 best local eats

Rachel Hutton, editor of Minnesota Monthly magazine, has created a "culinary canon" of essential local eats.

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