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Of course there's plenty of sublime beauty to be found in the Midwest's wide, open spaces, from Kansas tallgrass prairies to Oklahoma's endless vistas.

It made The Dyrts Top 10 list of Best Campgrounds for several reasons, the site noted. Heres what it had to say about one of Minnesotas more well-known parks: Camp along the rugged shores of Lake Superior at these hike-in campsites with views of Split Rock Lighthouse, one of the most photographed views in Minnesota. Split Rock’s campsite is the perfect summer getaway with trails leading down to the beach so you can cool off along a secluded coastline. The hike in allows for a private beach ex...

Minnesota Campground Just Named One of 10 Best in U.S. Get our free mobile app Were pretty good at a lot of things in Minnesota, right? And now, this Minnesota campground has just been named one of the ten best in the United States. When it comes to getting out and enjoying the great outdoors, nobody does it better than we do in a right? I mean, weve got some beautiful natural areas to enjoy whether thats here in our backyard, up north (by Brainerd, dontcha know!) or along the scenic North Sho...

The "i like you" wall at the the i like you store in Minneapolis has been named one of Minnesotas two most popular Instagram locations. Buzzfeed asked people to name the most photogenic location in their own state, and according to Minnesotans, the most popular locations for snagging Instagram-worthy photos are the I Like You wall and the top of the Foshay Tower. My wife and I have been to the I Like You store on a number of occasions (as you can see in the photo below). Besides snapping phot...

Henry Mills held on to the shirt that saved his life for the rest of his long life. It was a dead mans shirt. Likely wrestled off a fallen Confederate soldier on an icy Nashville battlefield in the bitter December of 1864. Mills took the shirt and wrapped it tight around the bleeding bullet wound in his leg. He lost the leg but kept the shirt. It came home with him to Minnesota — first to Fort Snelling, where Lt. Henry L. Mills mustered out of the 7th Minnesota Volunteer Infantry, then home t...

Fox21Online June 28, 2021 TWO HARBORS, Minn.– The future looks bright as businesses and parks up the North Shore are anticipating a busy 4th of July weekend. Gooseberry Falls and Split Rock Lighthouse are two highly visited areas up the shore, it’s an exciting time with big crowds expected to come through this weekend. “Visitation is still up, as it was similar to last year, our visitation was high so yeah people are coming back out, they’re staying in the campgrounds, visiting the nort...

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The quiet push, tucked in a proposed budget bill to fund state government, blindsided state officials and comes after years of clashes between conservatives and the Historical Society.

Helped by the launch of Southeast Scuba Escape in the fall, the area surprisingly has an active diving community.