Rachel Hutton
Reporter
FeaturesHutton was previously the editor of Minnesota Monthly and Midwest Home magazines and City Pages' food critic. She has written frequently about restaurants, travel, and design and enjoys profiling interesting people. A Minnesota native, Hutton returned home after stints in the Bay Area and New York City and has traveled the state extensively, from the Spring Grove Soda factory near the Iowa border to the Northwest Angle, which pokes into the Canadian one. She has a degree in product design from Stanford and co-edited an essay collection about life "before the mortgage" prior to settling in the Twin Cities.
Latest from Rachel Hutton
Culture
Massive house fire breaks Shoreview nature blogger’s 12-year streak
Artist Mary Jo Hoffman hopes to resume her STILL practice in 2025.
October 14, 2024
Food & Culture
‘Chief cook and bottle washer’ hands off her beloved Minnesota mom-and-pop resort
Five generations have vacationed at Ely’s charming, rustic Camp Van Vac. As the end of a family legacy approached, guests anxiously awaited its fate.
October 4, 2024
News & Politics
Service for Minnesota Fallen Firefighters honors those who died in the line of duty
Burnsville firefighter and medic Adam Finseth of Burnsville, as well as two others affected by PTSD, were among those recognized for their sacrifice at annual memorial ceremony.
September 29, 2024
Food & Culture
Her family fled Laos carrying seeds and plants. A new Hmong garden at the arboretum features these healing herbs.
Hmong medicinal plants are being scientifically classified for the first time.
September 23, 2024
State Fair
Lost your keys or kid at the Fair? Here's how to increase your odds of a quick reunion.
Lost and Found is the Fair’s emotional rollercoaster
August 28, 2024
Things To Do
Ojibwe ‘Star Wars’ arrives in Minnesota movie theaters this week
Experience the classic in a new way, with local speakers as Obi-Wan Kenobi and stormtroopers.
August 28, 2024
Culture
CampOut weekend gathers LGBTQ community on the Iron Range
One of Minnesota's few gay campground owners fosters inclusion and upends stereotypes in the great outdoors.
August 24, 2024
Food & Culture![Ojibwe elder Sharon Day leads a Nibi Water Walk around Lake Superior Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2023 near Washburn, Wis. The ceremony is meant to encourage the water's health and express gratitude. The walkers take turns carrying a small pail of water, affixed with a GPS unit so people can track its progress online, and another a sacred staff, traveling in silence, prayer, or song. ] ANTHONY SOUFFLE • anthony.souffle@startribune.com](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/AZLPGTI6NVBJII47DB254MLS7M.jpg?&w=252&ar=3:2&fit=crop)
Indigenous 'water walk' to travel the St. Croix River in September
Nibi Walks to pray for the water have followed the Mississippi and circled Lake Superior. All are invited to join.
August 22, 2024
State Fair
Lost your keys or kid at the Fair? Here's how to increase your odds of a quick reunion.
Lost and Found is the Fair’s emotional rollercoaster
August 28, 2024
Things To Do
Ojibwe ‘Star Wars’ arrives in Minnesota movie theaters this week
Experience the classic in a new way, with local speakers as Obi-Wan Kenobi and stormtroopers.
August 28, 2024
Culture
CampOut weekend gathers LGBTQ community on the Iron Range
One of Minnesota's few gay campground owners fosters inclusion and upends stereotypes in the great outdoors.
August 24, 2024
Food & Culture
Indigenous 'water walk' to travel the St. Croix River in September
Nibi Walks to pray for the water have followed the Mississippi and circled Lake Superior. All are invited to join.
August 22, 2024