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Category: Minnesota

Posted inRecreation and Tourism

Riverman, paddling through the Boundary Waters

by Ryan Rodgers August 20, 2026August 20, 2026

More than 200,000 people canoe around North America each year. Learn more about the legendary northern canoeist and adventurer Bob O’Hara who popularized this pastime.

Posted inInfrastructure

How hackers attack municipal water systems – and why the utilities are so vulnerable

by The Conversation August 5, 2026August 5, 2026
Posted inEnergy

No One Owns the Sun

by Staci Lola Drouillard, Great Lakes Now July 23, 2026July 24, 2026
Posted inInvasive Species

In Lake Superior, researchers find invasive bloody red shrimp are here to stay

by Wisconsin Public Radio July 1, 2026July 2, 2026
Posted inPolitics

After federal protections fall, Boundary Waters advocates prepare for next phase of mining fight

by Julia Roeder June 24, 2026June 25, 2026
Posted inPolitics

Why mining in Minnesota’s Boundary Waters matters to Wisconsin

by Wisconsin Public Radio May 8, 2026May 8, 2026
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, I Speak for the Fish, Latest News, Minnesota, News, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Who We Are and What We Do

I Speak for the Fish: Think you’re not to blame for overfishing? Think again.

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now July 21, 2025November 8, 2025
Posted inEnergy, Energy News Roundup, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Region, Wisconsin

In Minnesota, community solar stays alive

by Nicole Pollack, Great Lakes Now July 9, 2025November 8, 2025
Posted inBooks, Art and Music, Culture, Equity and Environmental Justice, Featured, Indigenous Communities, Latest News, Minnesota, News, Politics, Region, Water Quality, Waves of Change

Waves of Change: Meet Ojibwe leader, activist and water walker Sharon Day

by Great Lakes Now June 26, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Culture, Indigenous Communities, Latest News, Minnesota, News, Region, Who We Are and What We Do

The Legacy of Chief Blackstone: Ojibwe resistance in Great Lakes history

by Staci Lola Drouillard, Great Lakes Now May 27, 2025November 7, 2025

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