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DULUTH, Minn. — For the past three years scientists at University of Minnesota Duluth's Natural Resources Research Institute have been building houses for Minnesota's largest member of the weasel family, then attaching them to trees across Northland forests.

PINE CITY, Minn. – In 1917, a sportsman's group called the Minnesota Game Protective League established a game farm on Big Island in Lake Minnetonka. As quickly, state legislators funded the operation to the tune of $17,000, hoping that pheasants raised there and also bobwhite quail and ruffed grouse would…

ROCHESTER, Minn. — For joints to work well, they need cartilage, a slippery tissue that covers the ends of bones, acts like a shock absorber, and helps joints move smoothly. Joaquin Sanchez-Sotelo, M.D., Ph.D., a Mayo Clinic orthopedic surgeon, says many people lose cartilage as they age, but it does…

The winning pumpkin, grown by a Minnesota teacher, set a new North American record for heaviest pumpkin.

MINNEAPOLIS — There's nothing like the pull of the open road, twisting and turning through breathtaking landscapes with promise of a delicious destination at the end of the journey. While back roads are dotted with charming Main Street stops and a plenty of roadside bars, there also are restaurants that…

HENDRICKS, Minn. — Jay Nelson steered his car past Lake Hendricks, past giant windmills and soybean fields, across the South Dakota border that abuts his town, and up a gravel lane.

DULUTH, Minn. — Minnesota's general waterfowl season started last Saturday, Sept. 24, with generally favorable reports from conservation officers across the state who were out patrolling marshes, lakes and rivers for opening weekend.

DULUTH, Minn. — Minnesota duck hunters once had a love affair with scaup, often called bluebills, a duck that nests up by the Arctic Circle and made its way through the North Star state late each autumn, buzzing decoys on big lakes across the Northland.

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