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10 Famous People Born in Duluth, Minnesota

Duluth’s famous exports extend well beyond its busy Lake Superior harbor. The Minnesota city is the birthplace of influential musicians, television personalities, and voices heard by millions. Some grew up locally, while others moved away as children. This countdown ranks 10 famous people born in Duluth by public recognition, career reach, and lasting influence.

Duluth, MN · 9d
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Garth Brooks' Last Minnesota Visit Wasn't About Music

Garth Brooks wasn't near a stage last time he hit Minnesota. He and Trisha Yearwood traded guitars for hammers, building homes in St. Paul in October 2024.

Minnesota · 18h

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Book Lovers Leave With Armloads From These 7 Minnesota Used Bookstores

Some bookstores are quick stops, and others are the kind of places where you walk in for one paperback and leave balancing a stack under your chin. Minnesota has plenty of the second kind, from a former church in Duluth packed to the ceiling to a basement bargain room in St. Paul.

Minnesota · 11h
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Duluth’s Pickwick Restaurant Has Served Lake Superior Views And Old-World Dinners Since 1914

Some restaurants chase trends, and some simply outlast them. On a stretch of East Superior Street in Duluth, one dining room has been setting tables since 1914, back when Prohibition was still years away. It made it through that era, the Great Depression, and more than a century of change...

Duluth, MN · 17h
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Minnesota Country Music Fans - A New Reason To Watch Hallmark This Christmas

A Country star's Christmas song just became a Hallmark movie, and yes, it's exactly the kind of cozy small-town romance you'd expect.

Minnesota · 21h

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This Historic Minnesota Diner Has Been Bringing Families Together For Generations

What’s better than eating breakfast inside an actual dining car? I’m convinced every family needs at least one meal that feels like a field trip, and this one delivers with a griddle, a counter, and a whole lot of shine. The car is long, narrow, and painted in...

St Paul, MN · 2d

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Minnesota Christmas Movie Contest: Win $2,500, Apply by Dec. 6

Minneapolis, MN – Minnesota residents who love Christmas movies have until Dec. 6 to enter a holiday contest offering one winner $2,500 in cash for completing 12 days of festive movie-watching challenges.

Minnesota · 14h

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Otters Brody Nelson Caps Off Stellar Career at MSHSL Class AA State Meet

The Minnesota high school cross country season reached its pinnacle at the MSHSL Class AA State Championship, held at its new host venue, Majestic Oaks Golf Club in Ham Lake. Representing Fergus Falls on the state's biggest stage, senior Brody Nelson closed out his high school cross country career with a gritty performance against the finest runners in Minnesota.

Fergus Falls, MN · 2d

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Introducing Bring Me The News Premium: Ad-free BMTN, BMTS and Weather+ with Sven Sundgaard

For $6.99 a month, get every BMTN and BMTS story ad-free, plus exclusive Weather+ coverage from meteorologist Sven Sundgaard. Here’s what you get, and why it'll help us in unprecedented times.

Minnesota · 23h

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Minnesota ski resort believes Super El Niño may help business, even with less snow

Giants Ridge says that a warmer winter could mean more attractive skiing conditions.

Minnesota · 19h

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Three Bronze Bears Wearing Butterflies Land Outside St. Paul's Allianz Field

Three bronze bears now anchor a seating area outside Allianz Field, adding a new work to the public-art collection taking shape in St. Paul's Midway neighborhood. Scottish sculptor Andy Scott and Dr. Bill McGuire unveiled the set, named the ButterBears, this week outside Midway Diner and Picco Pizza and Gelateria, between the stadium and the United Village hotel still under construction.

St Paul, MN · 2d

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New Nicolas Cage film showcases Minnesota's appeal to Hollywood

While cameras captured Nicolas Cage working on scenes for the new film "Parish" in Stillwater, much of the work that brought the production to Minnesota happened behind the scenes. "First off, absolutely want to thank the Minnesota Film Commission," producer Joel Shapiro said. He credited the commission and local production...

Stillwater, MN · 4d

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Minneapolis's Oldest Carnegie Library Faces Closure, Indian Community Fears Loss

Hennepin County Library has begun the process of decommissioning Franklin Library, the 112-year-old Carnegie building that anchors south Minneapolis's American Indian Cultural Corridor and serves as one of the system's smallest yet most heavily trafficked branches. County officials plan to move library operations from the historic structure at 1314 E. Franklin Ave. to a new location, though no site or budget has been finalized.

Minneapolis, MN · 1d

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Artist Marlena Myles creates with the land as her “relative”

Marlena Myles traveled from her home of St. Paul, Minnesota to visit the Newark Earthworks in April. Six months later, she returned to share the art she created because of these ancient monuments, bringing together perfectly symmetrical shapes, planets and stars — and an abundance of circles. The Newark...

Newark, OH · 20h

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Garth Brooks Sets Two Target Center Dates In December, Closing Out The 2026 Tour Year

The GMan wraps his 2026 tour at Target Center Dec 11 and 12. Twenty-three shows there already, more than 430000 tickets sold.

Minneapolis, MN · 3d

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Must-see concerts: Lucinda Williams, Steve Martin and Martin Short, Harriet Tubman

These are the concerts you can't miss around the Twin Cities this week, including Steve Martin and Martin Short, Harriet Tubman, Lucinda Williams, and the penultimate edition of Experimental Jazz on Lafond.

Twin Cities Metro, MN · 2d

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From Kao Kalia Yang to Queer & Funny Improv: Three Twin Cities arts events to explore this weekend

For centuries, Minnesota artists have depicted the people who call the state home through portraiture. This weekend, the Minnesota History Center brings out select works from its portrait collection for a new exhibition stretching back to the 1850s. Also on Saturday, writers and readers converge at St. Paul’s Union Depot...

Minneapolis, MN · 4d

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St. Paul Exhibit Puts 170 Years of Minnesota Faces Side by Side

According to the Sahan Journal, sixty-eight portraits pulled from an estimated collection of 1,000, spanning nearly 170 years of Minnesota life, go on public view Saturday at the Minnesota History Center in St. Paul. As reported by the Pioneer Press, the new exhibition, ‘See & Be Seen: The Evolving Power of Portraits,’ opens at 10 a.m. and runs through June 13, with an opening celebration from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. featuring a hands-on art activity and a photo booth for guests to make their own portraits.

Minnesota · 3d

CBS Minnesota

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Father Mike Schmitz's tour nears its end at Radio City Music Hall

Schmitz, the priest behind the "Bible in a Year" podcast, stopped in St. Paul on his Parables tour. He said he sees fewer young people doubting that God exists and more doubting that God is good. His answer is the heart of the tour he brought to St. Paul.

St Paul, MN · 4d