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Lifestyle

Photos: The Luminary Loppet

Photos: The Luminary Loppet

Thousands of luminaries marked the course on Lake of the Isles in Minneapolis Saturday for the Luminary Loppet, a nighttime ski event that is part of the City of Lakes Loppet ski festival.
by Gina Reis

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Green Bay ready for giant Super Bowl party

Green Bay ready for giant Super Bowl party

Here's how the NFL's smallest city gets ready for the Super Bowl: Go to church on Sunday morning. Put on your Packers gear. Then it's time for sports bars and beer, buffets and tailgating, all leading up to kickoff and the hope of a fourth Lombardi Trophy coming to Titletown.

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MPR News photos of the week

MPR News photos of the week

This week, MPR News checked in on crime in Rochester, welcomed a new MnSCU chancellor and visited the creation of Ice Henge in Minneapolis.

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Photos: John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon

Photos: John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon

The nearly 400-mile race starts in Duluth and winds along the North Shore Trail of Lake Superior. It is the longest, hardest marathon in the lower 48 states and is used as a qualifying event for the Iditarod Sled Dog Race in Alaska. (Photos submitted by Paul M. Walsh, a freelance photojournalist who lives in the Duluth area)

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Microbreweries turning from glass to metal

A decade ago, it's believed there weren't any U.S. craft breweries canning their suds. Nowadays, nearly 100 sell at least one beer variety in metal.

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Photos: St. Paul Winter Carnival

Photos: St. Paul Winter Carnival

The St. Paul Winter Carnival is underway, featuring dozens of activities to help celebrate the cold, snow and ice of the season. MPR photographer Jeffrey Thompson captured some of the action.
by Jeffrey Thompson

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Mpls. Mississippi River design competition down to wire

Mpls. Mississippi River design competition down to wire

A jury met Friday afternoon to select a winning team in the Minneapolis Riverfront Design Competition. The winner will create a new vision for the riverfront stretching from the Stone Arch Bridge to the northern boundary of the city.
by Sasha Aslanian

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