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Scientists wonder if Lake Superior can continue to avoid an invasion of mussels
Tiny and unmoving in their plastic prison cell, the thumbnail-sized shellfish didn’t look like much to fear. But knowing that invasive quagga and zebra mussels have destroyed entire ecosystems and killed billions of baby fish in the lower Great Lakes, it would be foolish to underestimate them.
University of Minnesota medical school’s Duluth campus shifts to 4-year program
For the first time since the school’s founding more than a half-century ago, incoming students at the University of Minnesota Medical School’s Duluth Campus this fall will complete all four years of their training in Duluth.
Two historic lighthouses in Duluth could be open for tours in the next few years
Nonprofit groups have acquired historic lighthouses on either side of the Duluth Ship Canal, and are raising money to restore the iconic structures, with the goal of opening them to public tours.
Photos: 10 of the best, most iconic views in Minnesota
From lake cliffs to river bluffs to prairies, there’s an endless list of contenders for the title Minnesota’s Best View. MPR News editor and Wander & Wonder alum Andrew Krueger shares his list of loveliest spots. What are yours?
Billionaire Kathy Cargill now selling half of the properties she bought on Duluth’s Park Point
Billionaire Kathy Cargill created a stir when she bought up more than a dozen properties on Duluth’s Park Point and razed many of the homes. Now she’s selling about half of what she bought.
Duluth man walks up to 12 miles a day checking in on people living on the streets
Nathan Kesti walks up to 12 miles a day around downtown Duluth, offering “compassionate accountability” to people who don’t have a home, and who are often struggling with addiction and mental health issues. 
Duluth man thrown from boat in Lake Superior shares details of his swim to safety
The man who was thrown from a boat in Lake Superior last week and swam to safety is sharing his story, and how he swam in the darkness to an island before flagging down a boat to rescue him.
Man thrown from boat in Lake Superior swims 2 miles to safety
A man who was thrown out of a boat and into frigid Lake Superior Friday evening survived after swimming about 2 miles to safety to a small island offshore from the Grand Portage reservation in far northeast Minnesota.