Northlandia
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Welcome to Northlandia: a place to bring your curiosity, because you will find curiosities. Here we celebrate the Northland's distinctive people, places and history. Each episode, we're joined by our fellow reporters who share the unique and fascinating stories they've discovered while exploring the northland.
New episodes are released monthly on Tuesdays, which include the reporter's full article, photos, and sometimes even video. Be sure to check out the column at duluthnewstribune.com/topics/northlandia to get the full story. Join us along this journey and discover the extraordinary stories that you just might miss if you're not in the right place, at the right time, ready to step off the beaten path with no rush to return, here in Northlandia.
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Some Northland Carnegie libraries still serve original purpose, but others have new lives
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May 05, 2026 |
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Russ Kendall's Smokehouse is a Highway 61 institution
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Apr 07, 2026 |
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Meet the people behind 3 Elys in St. Louis County
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Mar 03, 2026 |
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Ski Jumping in Cloquet Ahead of Winter Olympics
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Feb 03, 2026 |
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Merv Griffin's Ode to Duluth, 'Christmas City'
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Nov 18, 2025 |
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Whoopsa Daisy Farm Brings Whimsy to Agritourism
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Sep 30, 2025 |
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The Blueberry Muffin Gang From Carlton
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Aug 26, 2025 |
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Train Porters' Local Ties Lead to 'Incredible Story'
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Jul 29, 2025 |
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Hibbing Museum Celebrates the Start of Busing in the US
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Jul 01, 2025 |
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Sparta Sound is a Music Haven
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Jun 03, 2025 |
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How Northern Minnesota Aids Study of Ghost-Like Particles
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May 06, 2025 |
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Inside Duluth's 'Mysterious' Owls Club
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Apr 22, 2025 |
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Waters Flow in 3 Directions Near Hibbing
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Apr 08, 2025 |
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Snowstorm with 100 MPH Winds Battered Northland 50 Years Ago
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Mar 25, 2025 |
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Best Little Family Store South of the Canadian Border
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Mar 11, 2025 |
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Skiing Sheikh Prank Pulled by Duluth Shoe Store Owner
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Feb 25, 2025 |
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Lake Superior's Largest Fishing Lure Hangs in Duluth
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Feb 11, 2025 |
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Did Duluth Namesake Etch on Pine County Rock?
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Jan 28, 2025 |
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Laskiainen Lives on in Loon Lake Nearly 90 years
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Jan 14, 2025 |
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Reporter, Photographer Posed as Transient Men for Bethel expose in 1953
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Dec 31, 2024 |
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Highest Christmas Tree Atop Grain Elevator
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Dec 17, 2024 |
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Creepy Dolls Revived by Moose Lake Woman
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Dec 03, 2024 |
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Election Results Announced by Great Lakes Steamship in 1896
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Nov 19, 2024 |
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How Steve Solkela Became a Gen Z Finnish Polka Comedy Icon
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Nov 05, 2024 |
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Famous "Grace" Photograph's Northland Origin
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Oct 22, 2024 |
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Communist Leader From Cherry Who Ran For President
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Oct 08, 2024 |
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Why Duluth is One of America's Spookiest Spots
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Sep 24, 2024 |
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Gnomes on the Iron Range
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Sep 10, 2024 |
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Over 1,000 Pets Buried at Abandoned Cemetery
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Aug 27, 2024 |
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Burned Down Café Still Standing on Madeline Island
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Aug 13, 2024 |
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Iron Range Artist Sent His Work to Eleanor Roosevelt and Others
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Jul 30, 2024 |
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Bunker House Ready For Apocalypse
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Jul 16, 2024 |
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Clark the Lake Superior Shark
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Jul 02, 2024 |
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60. Scuba Diving in Lake Ore-be-gone
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Jun 18, 2024 |
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59. Jay Leno Poked Fun at News Tribune's 1990 Racy Ad Cover Up
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Jun 04, 2024 |
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58. Java Moose's Weather Reports
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May 21, 2024 |
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57. Bobby Aro's 'Finnglish', Jokes, And Music
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May 07, 2024 |
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56. Apollo 11 Mission's Duluth Connection
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Apr 23, 2024 |
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55. Karpeles Manuscripts Keep History Alive
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Apr 09, 2024 |
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54. Downtown Duluth mall that could have been built over I-35
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Mar 26, 2024 |
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53. Finland continues celebrating St. Urho's legend
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Mar 12, 2024 |
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52. From a train boxcar inn to building a Duluth-Fargo highway, we celebrate 1 year of Northlandia
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Mar 05, 2024 |
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51. Creatives behind "Minnesota Historia" series highlight Northland's weird, quirky history
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Feb 27, 2024 |
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50. Glass eyeballs and other curious artifacts found in Northland historical societies
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Feb 13, 2024 |
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49. Lasting legacy of the Victory Chimes, 125-year-old schooner Duluth loved and lost
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Feb 06, 2024 |
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48. Family, neighbors share stories of Gordon Bushnell, the man who tried to build Duluth-Fargo highway
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Jan 30, 2024 |
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47. Iron Range priest's passion for polka led him to pope
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Jan 23, 2024 |
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46. Polar vortex couldn't stop Duluth filmmaker from documenting brutal winter race
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Jan 16, 2024 |
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45. Connecting with cosmos in Paulucci Space Theatre
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Jan 09, 2024 |
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44. The man who attempted to build a 200 mile highway single-handedly
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Jan 02, 2024 |
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43. Monkey Island and the former zoo in Virginia's Olcott Park
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Dec 26, 2023 |
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42. Marcia Hales' light displays find new home after an uncertain future
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Dec 19, 2023 |
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41. Canelake's Candies gives second life to Dayton's holiday figures
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Dec 12, 2023 |
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40. Minnesota-Wisconsin border's only straight section set by 1852 survey
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Dec 05, 2023 |
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39. Remembering 'The Great Catsby' and 'The Sawyer' through their statues
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Nov 28, 2023 |
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38. Laurel and Hardy film club thrives in Twin Ports
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Nov 21, 2023 |
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37. Origin of Biwabik's Honk the Moose
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Nov 14, 2023 |
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36. The various 'smiles' of an Amity Creek rock face
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Nov 07, 2023 |
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35. How the Buffalo House got its name
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Oct 31, 2023 |
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34. Moose Boulder on Isle Royale doesn't exist. A mom and son went there to prove it
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Oct 24, 2023 |
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33. 'The Iron Man lives': How Chisholm's historic statue came to be
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Oct 17, 2023 |
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32. Cow on skates? A look at strange inventions of Duluth's past
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Oct 10, 2023 |
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31. How Ashland became the historic mural capital of Wisconsin
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Oct 03, 2023 |
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30. Duluth's cemetery labyrinth evokes questions
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Sep 26, 2023 |
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29. Mesabi Iron Range's last standing headframe isn't going anywhere
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Sep 19, 2023 |
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28. Why Tower has world's first monument to President McKinley
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Sep 12, 2023 |
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27. Passion projects unite Knife River
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Sep 05, 2023 |
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26. Hundreds of Bigfoot believers converge in Grand Rapids
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Aug 29, 2023 |
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25. Walking along the Bear Trail at Great! Lakes Candy Kitchen
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Aug 19, 2023 |
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24. The mysterious toy graveyard along the St. Louis River
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Aug 12, 2023 |
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23. Statue thefts, ransoms, land disputes and civil disagreements
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Aug 05, 2023 |
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22. Once upon a time, you could ride Aerial Lift Bridge for quarter
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Jul 29, 2023 |
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21. Science fiction meets fact with bog enclosures in experimental forest
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Jul 22, 2023 |
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20. The Duluth park that honors a historic street surface
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Jul 15, 2023 |
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19. Legacy of the Eveleth Clown Band
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Jul 08, 2023 |
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18. Ghost stories from Two Harbors' haunted restaurant
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Jul 01, 2023 |
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17. Close encounter with North Shore dinosaurs
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Jun 24, 2023 |
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16. A movie theater 250 feet below an Iron Range city
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Jun 17, 2023 |
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15. Toimi School keeps Finnish immigrant history alive
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Jun 10, 2023 |
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14. Meet 'Petertoon,' a Duluth businessman's floating photo magnet
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Jun 03, 2023 |
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13. North Shore's Black Beach created by decades of mining pollution
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May 27, 2023 |
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12. How the 'Snowshoe Priest' crossed Lake Superior by canoe
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May 20, 2023 |
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11. Volunteers finding graves, keeping history and genealogy alive
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May 13, 2023 |
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10. Rediscovering Bluether and Razzleberry, the retired mascots of Northland public TV
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May 06, 2023 |
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9. Exploring Drury Lane Books, the cottage bookstore on Lake Superior's shore
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Apr 29, 2023 |
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8. Twin Ports pinball duo fixes machines, builds community
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Apr 22, 2023 |
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7. Furs, fins, and other taxidermy to find in Tony's Trading Post
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Apr 15, 2023 |
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6. 3M's rocky beginning in Two Harbors
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Apr 08, 2023 |
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5. The story behind a Grand Rapids fairytale doll museum
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Apr 01, 2023 |
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4. A historic border dispute between Minnesota and Wisconsin over a few acres along the St. Louis River
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Mar 25, 2023 |
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3. An Iron Range home that once was a gas station
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Mar 18, 2023 |
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2. Duluth composer, Robot Rickshaw, redesigns his musical robots
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Mar 11, 2023 |
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1. Inside the Northern Rail Traincar Inn, where every room is a boxcar
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Mar 04, 2023 |
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Welcome to Northlandia, a place for curiosities
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Jan 24, 2023 |