For 130 years, workers excavated vast wealth from the Mesabi Iron Range in northern Minnesota for big companies out East. Today, that could change. It might go west instead. An entrepreneur plans to ...

The state’s decades-old wild rice sulfate standard is as central to miners’ fears as it is to environmental advocates’ hope.

A helium exploration company is expanding its search for the buoyant gas in northern Minnesota, sinking 10 new wells to determine if there’s enough to bottle and sell. Thomas Abraham-James, the CEO of ...

Dreaming by Adam Goodes, Ellie Laing and David Hardy. Best new books in Australia: October 2025. This detailed activity book ...

The Ely Echo weekly newspaper and its companion pieces - North Country SAVER and North Country ANGLER - provide insight into ...

Welcome to the Elkhorn Antique Flea Market, where bargain hunting becomes an Olympic sport and Wisconsin shows off its vintage soul.

Use this map to plan your treasure hunting expedition to one of the Midwest’s most beloved antique destinations. Bring cash, wear comfortable shoes, and prepare to be amazed by what $40 can buy in ...

This small town in Northern Minnesota highlights the state's fascinating mining heritage and doubles as a unique outdoor recreation destination for cyclists.

CHISHOLM, Minn.– The Minnesota Discovery center is making the most of their mine land reclamation site. With the shuttle already on deck, this opportunity was bound to happen. “We use it primarily for ...

The University of Minnesota will no longer lease its Rosemount gun range to outside groups, including U.S. Immigration and ...

In a crowded ballroom, they urged state pollution regulators to consider the impacts on local communities. Environmentalists said the standard was attainable and long overdue. People fill a large ...

Sunrises and sunsets. Lakes and rivers. Mountains and waterfalls. And beloved backyards. When we published a recent story of a reporter-curated list of the best views in Minnesota, readers responded, ...