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Dan Kraker
St. Paul, Minn.

Neutrinos, smelt and dredging are in the news in Duluth

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Andrew Franks bites the head off a smelt
Andrew Frank, 14, bites the head off of a smelt as part of a tradition for first-time Smelt fishermen Sunday evening along Park Point in Duluth, Minn.
Derek Montgomery for MPR

Reporter Dan Kraker talks with Morning Edition host Cathy Wurzer about the stories that people are talking about in Duluth.

Kraker tells us about a new sub-atomic research facility, the growing need for dredging in Lake Superior and the running of the smelt.

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Andrew Franks bites the head off a smelt
Andrew Frank, 14, bites the head off of a smelt as part of a tradition for first-time Smelt fishermen Sunday evening along Park Point in Duluth, Minn.
Derek Montgomery for MPR