Real Minnesotans? They’re the ones who’ll stand along the canal in Duluth in the freezing cold when an ice-laden ship like the Great Lakes Trader comes in from the netherworld of Lake Superior as it did today.
For an even better look, check out the Duluth News Tribune’s video.
Bob Collins retired from Minnesota Public Radio in 2019 after 12 years of writing NewsCut and pointing out to complainants that posts weren’t news stories. A son of Massachusetts, he was a news editor 1992-1998, created the MPR News regional website in 1999, invented the popular Select A Candidate, started several blogs, and every day lamented that his Minnesota Fantasy Legislature project never caught on.
Bob Collins