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- Photos: The legacy of the 'Root Beer Lady'
The Dorothy Molter Museum in Ely, Minn., celebrates its 20th anniversary this year, telling the story of the last full time resident of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. For more than half a century the "Root Beer Lady," as she became known, defied the government to live alone on an island, 15 miles from the nearest road.September 4, 2013 - Remembering the 'Root Beer Lady' of Knife Lake
The Dorothy Molter Museum in Ely celebrates its 20th anniversary this year, telling the story of the last, full-time resident of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. Above, paddles left for Dorothy by visitors to her cabins on Knife Lake.September 4, 2013 - Diana Nyad's journey from Rape
Diana Nyad, who swam in 53 hours from Cuba to Key West at the age of 64 because (a) she could and (b) she's had a long-standing dream to. But there's a story behind her ocean swimming, which she told Out Magazine last year.September 3, 2013 - Lava lamps: 50 years old and still groovy
Call them `60s relics or hippy home accessories, lava lamps have been casting their dim but groovy light on interiors for half a century, having hit British shelves 50 years ago on Tuesday.September 2, 2013 - US swimmer makes it to Cuba
U.S. endurance swimmer Diana Nyad edged closer to Florida on Monday in her attempt to become the first person to swim the treacherous waters from Cuba to Key West without a shark cage.September 2, 2013 - Proposed fate of 1926 Duluth church raises concern
Preservationists and church officials are arguing over the fate of St. Peter's Church, which was built before the Great Depression.September 2, 2013 - Historical photos of Labor Day: Labor movements and strikes
Historical photos of labor movements and strikes from 1917 to 1985.September 2, 2013 - Mandela discharged from hospital, returns home
The return of the critically-ill leader of the anti-apartheid movement to his home in an affluent neighborhood of Johannesburg allows his family to share time with him in a more intimate setting. Mandela is 95.September 1, 2013 - Ailing Mandela sent home in critical condition
Nelson Mandela, still in critical condition with a chronic lung infection, was discharged from a hospital and taken by ambulance to his home in Johannesburg on Sunday after three months of intensive care.September 1, 2013 - British journalist Sir David Frost dies at 74
Veteran British journalist and broadcaster Sir David Frost has died from a suspected heart attack while aboard a luxury cruise ship. He was 74.September 1, 2013 - Photos: Animals get glammed up at the fair
Before animals compete at the Minnesota State Fair, they get groomed and styled by their human companions.August 30, 2013 - Commentary: Kevin Kling on the fair and our animalistic roots
The Minnesota State Fair is one of the few places where fish and falcons, lambs and llamas are all within a short stroll of each other. That inspired a reflection on the ancient relationships between humans and animals from playwright and storyteller Kevin Kling.August 30, 2013 - #fairhack of the day: Camping at the State Fair
Kelley Hinze-Francis offers a suggestion to get even more Minnesota State Fair into your life: Never leave.August 30, 2013 - Devotion over decades: Pictures of a perfect marriage
There's an obituary today of Annette and Leonard Pupkes of Omaha, who moved to Arden Hills a few months ago to be closer to family. They were married for 63 years. He died first earlier this month; she followed several hours later.August 30, 2013 - Video: Lindstrom 'town' girl's State Fair cow connection
With the help of 4H, Megan Nelson, of Lindstrom, Minn., raises dairy cows to show at the Minnesota State Fair even though she doesn't live on a farm.August 29, 2013
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