Wander & Wonder

June 12, 2024 2:50 PM

Beauty and controversy: It’s lupine season again across northern Minnesota

It’s lupine season again in northern Minnesota — but the annual beautiful floral display comes with a catch.

by Andrew Krueger

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June 6, 2024 4:40 PM

A giant troll installation and treasure hunt opens in northern Minnesota

An art installation of giant trolls opens June 10 in and around Detroit Lakes. Danish artist Thomas Dambo has built troll sculptures of recycled material around the world to bring attention to waste, and create whimsical experiences for those who visit his installations.

by Dan Gunderson

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June 6, 2024 7:00 AM

Once off-limits, Minnemishinona Falls is a scenic, off-the-beaten-path sight near Mankato

Minnemishinona Falls is just a stone’s throw from a county road near Mankato — but for many years, it was off-limits to the public.

by Andrew Krueger

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June 5, 2024 4:00 AM

Entrepreneurs turn growing interest in mushroom foraging into passion careers

Interest in foraging for wild mushrooms has surged in Minnesota over the past decade, leading several entrepreneurs to turn their love for foraging into careers.

by Dan Kraker

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May 30, 2024 10:07 AM

It’s cottonwood ‘snow’ season in Minnesota

Today’s weather forecast for Minnesota: Highs in the 70s, scattered showers and storms in the west... and if you live anywhere near a cottonwood tree, a good chance for “snow.”

by Andrew Krueger

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May 29, 2024 2:33 PM

Minnesota landmark: The Frank Schott stone barn near Chokio

Out on the fields of western Minnesota, the Frank Schott stone barn cuts an imposing and lonely silhouette. It’s been just over 100 years since a German immigrant started building it.

by Andrew Krueger

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May 22, 2024 10:58 AM

Love the North Shore? New livestream lets you visit iconic landmark anytime, anywhere

Minnesota’s iconic Split Rock Lighthouse has kept watch over Lake Superior for nearly 115 years. Now, fans of the North Shore landmark can keep watch over it any day of the year from wherever they are, 24/7.

by Andrew Krueger and Dan Kraker

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May 12, 2024 8:00 AM

Grand Portage Band and MnDOT to unveil Ojibwe-English road signs

This week the Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa and MnDOT are unveiling six dual-language English-Ojibwe signs along Highway 61, the first time the agency will post signs in an indigenous language outside reservation boundaries.

by Dan Kraker

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May 3, 2024 12:00 PM

How will a warm winter affect spring fishing? What to know before the opener

The Minnesota Governor’s Fishing Opener is next Saturday. Did our unseasonably warm winter negatively affect fish, lakes and rivers? The answer is complicated.

by Phil Picardi and Gracie Stockton