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Around the Circle This Week: July 25, 2024
Minnesota DNR has added No. 11 to its pool of Scientific & Natural Areas (SNA) in Lake Superior's Minnesota neighborhood, it announced this week. "The new 25 acre Icelandite Coastal Fen Scientific and Natural Area was acquired by the DNR with help from Great Lakes Restoration Initiative and Reinvest in Minnesota. The site is 11 miles northeast of Grand Marais and is one of only two known fens on coastal wetlands on Minnesota's North Shore." This aerial view by T. Ludwig for the DNR shows the beach and fen while the DNR photo by Kelly Randall shows evening primrose along the beach.
Economy Airline to Pull All Flights from Minnesota
Minnesota will soon have one less airline providing service to travelers, as one economy airline has made the decision to pull out of the state. Minnesota currently has over a dozen airlines that serve the state, including Delta, United, American, and low-cost carriers like Sun Country, Allegiant, and JetBlue, also service the state, but one of those will no longer fly into or out of Minnesota.
Forecast calls for retirement with increasing chance of travel: WCCO's Paul Douglas ends incredible broadcasting career
We end an era this week as we bid goodbye to longtime Meteorologist Paul Douglas who will be stepping away from the grind of daily weather-casting duties. It comes after more than 40 years of helping us figure out if it’s cold or just a little nippy.
Some Minnesotans now able to apply for pre-approval for cannabis business license
MINNEAPOLIS — Applications opened Wednesday to begin the process of starting some of the state's first legal marijuana dispensaries.People already verified as social equity applicants can now apply for pre-approval for a cannabis business license.Social equity applicants include people who were convicted of cannabis crimes, are veterans or live in high-poverty areas, to name a few of the possible criteria.Angela Dawson is a fourth-generation farmer who qualified with her new venture, True North Farms."The area I farm in has a high poverty rate," she said. "It has a high food insecurity rate, and it also has a high rate of policing...
Two of the Most Unique Film Festivals Happen in Minnesota Next Week
Throughout Minnesota, we have tons of unique events to check out, especially in the summer. Two of these events are film festivals happening next week and as one of them puts it, they're quite unique. Is the Sundance Film Festival Coming to Minnesota?. There were rumors that the Sundance Film...
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