Taconite plants on Minnesota’s Iron Range will now get two extra years to comply with a rule that would have forced them to cut how much mercury they release into the air. A proclamation signed by ...

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For a southern Minnesota native, ... The Iron Range is an ATV world — we were just biking through it. ... our trail map labeled County Road 21 a "MnDOT Designated Bike Route" to Ely.

Surrounded by 320,000 acres of the Superior National Forest, with dozens of lakes and rivers, the Iron Range is a special place to enjoy nature's kaleidoscope of colors. With backdrops like the ...

On northern Minnesota's Iron Range, the meat- and veggie-filled pasty is quintessential cuisine. By Stacy Brooks. For the Minnesota Star Tribune. January 19, 2019 at 10:54PM.

Plan to get away for a weekend this fall on a drive to the Iron Range. You can get to these desirable destinations in less than a day's drive. For more ideas in planning your trip to this ...

During World War II, northern Minnesota produced, by some estimates, 75% of the iron ore used in the war effort. That ore was made into steel that went to the factories that produced planes, tanks ...

Minnesota's Iron Range could help deliver the battleground state's 10 Electoral College votes to President Trump. And maybe even the White House. Once a reliably blue region, the rural mining ...

If President Donald Trump is going to win Minnesota and its critical 10 Electoral College votes, he'll need the state's Iron Range, where his trade policies have been targeted.

Ore Price Collapse Hits Minnesota's 'Iron Range' Prices are about one-fourth what they were in 2011. A drop in global demand, especially in China, has triggered layoffs in northern Minnesota's ...