My Minnesota

Earlier this week we had a morning or two of clear, sunny skies following cold nights. Frost didn't show up well (at all) on the "p...

We took a trip to Duluth this am. We're happy to report that, despite being battered by some very, very early November gales this Octobe...

Today is World Refugee Day . The country that is now known as United States of America was founded primarily by religious refugees. But you ...

We finally made it to see The Last Jedi . No spoilers here. The last 30 minutes or so were excellent. The first two hours or so should have ...

Long, long ago (2010), in a country far, far away, it came about that "The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) defines sustain...

Yesterday we experienced another sign of Spring in the North Country, flocks of tourists descended on Canal Park in Duluth. Like gulls they ...

If you've been reading My Minnesota more than very sporadically, you may have noticed that Duluth is one of my favorite cities. That ...

My Better Half is at a conference in Duluth for a few days. She reports today that the big lake has "visible whitecaps and breaking w...

Except for an occasional specialized class, my formal schooling ended during the last millennium in the century prior to this one. Over ti...

According to a number of recent reports , Bob Dylan, in an interview for AARP magazine, said that "if I had to do it all over again, ...

The house Home is redolent with the aroma of Christmas cookies, evoking the spirits of Christmas past and those to be. It's possible ...

A story in today's Star Tribune caught my attention in part because I think it fits with a much bigger issue. Folks up in the North Co...

Today's posting will bee s brief one. We've been traveling up the North Shore most of the day and we're kind of worn out. The ...

© harrington Wet, gray, rainy day. Snow in the forecast. I'd be more upset but I saw this year's first red-wing blackbird and ...

© harrington A few days ago, I got an email telling me that the restoration of this old fire house in Duluth was just about done, as w...