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Photos: Hundreds gather in Andover for fifth annual corgi meet-up
5+ hour, 30+ min ago (118+ words) Vendors, photo competitions, costumes and a derby race allowed lovers of the breed to celebrate their short legged canine friends. About 300 corgis and more than 600 people gathered in Andover, Minn. for the Midwest’s Largest Corgi Meet-Up. Organizer Terra Smith said…...
Local View: Duluth's peace bell inspires new beer, enduring connections
23+ hour, 20+ min ago (487+ words) Last Christmas season, Zach More, a recent University of Minnesota Duluth graduate and brewer at Canal Park Brewing, was inspired by the Duluth Sister Cities’ holiday tree display at the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center. Each year, dozens of volunteers decorate…...
Girl Scouts' first cookies for dogs will go on sale in January
3+ day, 23+ hour ago (202+ words) Man’s best friend is getting some love from the Girl Scouts. Girl Scouts of the USA said Tuesday its first cookies for dogs will go on sale in January. The blueberry muffin-flavored cookies were developed with Bark, a New York-based…...
Trying to mend fences with ranchers, Trump goes after Cargill and the gray wolf
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (512+ words) Minnesota ranchers angered by Trump’s decision to import cheaper beef would be able to process their own meat and go after the gray wolf....
Where do leftovers from the Minnesota State Fair go?
4+ day, 10+ hour ago (418+ words) More than 200 Minnesota State Fair food vendors are donating leftover food to Minnesota’s hunger relief network through Second Harvest Heartland and its partner food shelves. Tuesday’s donations exceeded 10,000 pounds of food, according to Second Harvest CEO Sarah Moberg, who said…...
State Fair’s All-You-Can-Drink Milk stand has only increased $2.90 in 70 years. Here’s how
1+ week, 2+ day ago (29+ words) When the stand first opened in 1955, it charged 10 cents for a bottomless 12 oz cup of milk. The booth sells hundreds of thousands of cups every year....
Hmong corndogs, cheese curd lumpia: Minnesota State Fair expands menu with global fusions
1+ week, 3+ day ago (34+ words) Among this year’s new food hits at the fair are more international foods — and some that borrow from the fair’s on-a-stick and deep-fried traditions. Chefs and fair food curators say it’s an intentional expansion....
How the State Fair launched the career of a Minnesota culinary Icon
1+ week, 3+ day ago (35+ words) Beatrice Ojakangas, 92, who won blue ribbons at the fair as a teen, went on to write more than 30 cookbooks, hobnob with cooking legends, and invent one of the most famous frozen finger foods....
Riverview Farms expansion endangers clean water, public health
1+ week, 4+ day ago (42+ words) Factory farms like those operated by Riverview Farms West River Dairy can pollute waterways because of runoff and waste spread across fields....
Inside Greater Tater's 2nd year at the Minnesota State Fair
1+ week, 4+ day ago (69+ words) Greater Tater made its debut as a food vendor at the Minnesota State Fair last year, started by two families from the east Twin Cities metro with a mission of giving people with disabilities meaningful employment opportunities. Greater Tater is…...