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New Wild Rice Retreat offers more soothing travel experience in Bayfield, Wis.
A recently opened wellness retreat center on the shore of Lake Superior introduces a whole new way to vacation.
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North Coast: The 12 best Midwestern beaches to visit this summer
Don't let the coastal elites tell you that the Midwest has no beaches.
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Family reunions, taking turns, gratitude: What to expect at Minnesota lake resorts in 2021
After a year of challenges, masks come off, smiles come out, and shrieks and splashes return to beaches and pools.
Travel
Don't have a reservation at the lake this summer? Here are your options
Here's what you can do to still enjoy Minnesota this summer.
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Duluth
Why can't Duluth just sell Spirit Mountain? It's complicated.
Federal and state laws, Indigenous concerns make sale an impractical answer.
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Throngs of pandemic-weary travelers expected to hit the road
Some 37 million Americans, many of them vaccinated and weary of being cooped up, are taking to the roads, rails and skies this holiday weekend.
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As Minnesotans return to the skies, a new fight emerges at MSP to take them to Alaska
Millions of Americans are planning getaways now that the pandemic is in retreat.
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