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Why Du Nord's founder says 2020 and 2021 were both the worst and best years of his life

Why Du Nord's founder says 2020 and 2021 were both the worst and best years of his life

Du Nord Social Spirits in south Minneapolis was the first licensed Black-owned distillery in the United States. Chris Montana, Du Nord’s co-founder and CEO, joined host Cathy Wurzer for a conversation about his story, the story of Du Nord and why he created a foundation in the wake of the murder of George Floyd.
by Cathy Wurzer and Alex Cheng

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Coronavirus FAQ: Risks for pets, and visiting an immunocompromised relative who had COVID

Coronavirus FAQ: Risks for pets, and visiting an immunocompromised relative who had COVID

Answers to coronavirus questions: Can you transmit the virus to a pet, and can they transmit it to you? And is it risky to visit an immunocompromised relative who recently had COVID?
by Marc Silver

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Forest Service slashes BWCA permits to protect wilderness. Some say the cuts go too far

Forest Service slashes BWCA permits to protect wilderness. Some say the cuts go too far

Canoeists eager to take a summer trip into the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness can start making reservations Wednesday. But competition for those permits could be more intense this year after the Forest Service slashed the number of available slots.
by Dan Kraker

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'Fro-gahhh' — It's frozen yoga, and it's happening on Lake Harriet

'Fro-gahhh' — It's frozen yoga, and it's happening on Lake Harriet

Winter in Minnesota means cross-country skiing, ice skating and … yoga on the surface of a frozen lake. We sent producer Lindsay Guentzel to the Art Shanty Projects on Lake Harriet to learn more about “fro-gahhh” firsthand, and then host Cathy Wurzer spoke to one of the instructors (from the relative warmth of a studio).
by Cathy Wurzer and Lindsay Guentzel

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Vintage winter ride recalls snowmobile glory days

Vintage winter ride recalls snowmobile glory days

A father and son from Fargo are riding vintage snowmobiles 500 miles across Minnesota. The duo are raising money for charity and drawing attention to the International 500 — a snowmobile race from Winnipeg to St. Paul that was a big part of the St. Paul Winter Carnival decades ago.
by Dan Gunderson

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Arrowhead 135 returns to Minnesota's north woods later this month

Arrowhead 135 returns to Minnesota's north woods later this month

Dozens of athletes will gather once again in far northern Minnesota later this month for a grueling 135-mile race through the wilderness — putting their training and endurance to the test in the depths of winter.
by Andrew Krueger

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