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Lifestyle

Craft-beer scene draws tours to Twin Ports area

Craft-beer scene draws tours to Twin Ports area

Spurred by Duluth's growing status as a craft beer hub, monthly tours started last spring, bringing up as many as 50 at a time from the Twin Cities.

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Conservation Corps brought rustic style to Sibley State Park

Conservation Corps brought rustic style to Sibley State Park

The Veterans Conservation Corps camp that once stood on the oak-shaded rise overlooking Lake Andrew housed, fed and put to work the World War I veterans -- up to 200 at a time -- who built the granite-and-timber structures that transformed Sibley State Park from public property to regional destination.

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Libraries get beyond book lending

What's the point of a library in the digital age? It's a question that makes librarians bristle. They are quick to remind you that they are not just repositories for printed books and DVDs. Many librarians are finding creative ways to get people through the doors despite their limited resources.

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New Ulm tourism chief admits faking 'Herman the German' story

The tourism chief in New Ulm admitted Monday his office faked a story of finding a mysterious concrete cast footprint that the southern Minnesota city promoted as that of Herman the German, the statue of a Germanic warrior that stands guard over New Ulm.

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