Yet another spring snowstorm wallops Minnesota.
(MPR Photos/Jennifer Simonson)
“I took this one near Stoney Point in Duluth, although it looks like it could be anywhere. I love the simplicity of the shot and the lines in the clouds and along the shoreline all leading into the shot,” said North Shore photographer Bryan Hansel.
He shares photos and tips in this Q&A: http://mprne.ws/iZVQF
What do a former runway model, a young man with cerebral palsy and a musher from Tennesse have in common? They’re all part of the field this year competing in the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon. Ten teams registered for the 373-mile marathon race, which runs from Duluth up the North Shore to the Gunflint Trail near the Canadian border and back. Thirty teams have registered for the mid-distance race.
(Photos by Paul M. Walsh and Grace A. Walsh for MPR)
Lake Superior is home to a thriving scene of about 50 surfers who brave the frigid water for waves they swear can compare to some of the best surfing in Hawaii or California.
See more photos from Derek Montgomery — and read their story here.
Reporter Dan Kraker snapped these photos this morning of steam rising out of Lake Superior on his way to work this morning.
And being a good public radio reporter, he then talked to a scientist about the phenomenon to find out why.
The Coast Guard Cutter Alder is stationed in Duluth to cut through the ice and keep shipping channels open. The 2,000-ton boat can ram through ice that’s 3 feet thick, and leave a trail of open water even in the depth of a Duluth winter.
See more photos — and read the whole story here.
(MPR Photos/Derek Montgomery)
"I’m speaking out because I never dreamed this could enter my life. And I learned way more than I ever wanted to know in my life about sex trafficking, and how quickly it can happen and change everything."
— Jane’s 18 year-old daughter became a victim of sex trafficking this summer and she’s speaking out. Daily in Minnesota and across the country, young girls are bought and sold for sex. A group of advocates and law enforcement officials in Duluth is trying to increase awareness of the dangers and bring an end to the trafficking of girls.
The water main that broke in Minneapolis last week spilling millions of gallons of water onto the streets was installed in 1890. The water main that broke in Duluth on New Year’s Day? That one was installed in 1887.
It will take $6 billion to fix Minnesota’s drinking water system — and it will take another $4.5 billion to fix the sewer system.
Peace Coffee Shop head barista Jackson O’Brien brews a cup of coffee by pouring water over ground coffee in a Hario V60 drip cone at the Minneapolis shop.
Heavy Table’s James Norton joined All Things Considered to talk about the new crop of “Third Wave” coffee shops in the Twin Cities and Duluth — and to let us know about new breweries opening up on the North Shore.
Also this: The Duluth Beer-Beef Cycle — Fitger’s Brewhouse plans to sell steaks from locally made and beer-grain-fed steer.
