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Coastal craft beers come to Lake Superior

Ontario’s microbreweries are teaming up for an ale trail or IPA itinerary for tourists and locals.

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MN Supreme Court: Farm country stream is protected waterway

It’s unclear whether the ruling will affect other conflicts around the state involving drainage projects that preserve farmlands but increase the volume of pollutants flowing downstream.

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Minnesota Ojibwe harvest sacred, climate-imperiled wild rice

Wild rice is sacred to Indigenous peoples in the region, because it’s part of their creation story — and because for centuries it staved off starvation during harsh winters.