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By Dan Kraker

Dan Kraker
dkraker@mpr.org • @dankraker

Duluth-based reporter for @mprnews. On the look-out for good stories and intriguing characters in northeast Minnesota. Always up for a paddle, pedal, tromp or ski.

Escape Route

Duluth wins Outside Magazine’s Best Town contest

Dan KrakerDan Kraker June 16, 2014, 12:56 PM Jun 16, 2014
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Duluth has won Outside Magazine’s online contest for Best Town, outpolling fellow finalist Provo, Utah in a social-media driven competition. Read more →

Duluth makes final two in Outside Magazine’s Best Towns contest

Dan KrakerDan Kraker June 10, 2014, 1:27 PM Jun 10, 2014
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Duluth has made the final two in an on-line vote to be named Outside Magazine’s Best Town, something Mayor Don Ness said could help bolster the city’s reputatation as an outdoor recreation hub and attract talented entrepreneurs and professionals. Read more →

St. Louis River corridor plan hinges on tourism tax

Dan KrakerDan Kraker June 3, 2014, 2:42 PM Jun 3, 2014
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A $18 million initiative to bolster Duluth’s western corridor along the St. Louis River depends upon the City Council reauthorizing a half percent sales tax on food, beverages and lodging. Read more →

Rukavina annouces bid to re-enter politics

Dan KrakerDan Kraker May 20, 2014, 9:45 AM May 20, 2014
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Former DFL state representative and gubernatorial candidate Tom Rukavina has announced he will run for a seat on the St. Louis County Board of Commissioners. Read more →

Artists take on Duluth head shop controversy

Dan KrakerDan Kraker April 3, 2014, 4:57 PM Apr 3, 2014
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An art exhibit called “Hero/Villain/Savior/Scoundrel: Portraits of Jim Carlson & Don Ness” opens in Duluth Saturday, featuring portraits of the two main players in a long public battle over the sale of synthetic drugs at Carlson’s Last Place on Earth in Duluth. Read more →

Get Out There

Snowy Owl #98

Dan KrakerDan Kraker March 21, 2014, 3:18 PM Mar 21, 2014
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A longtime owl researcher in Duluth has banded more than 400 Snowy Owls over the past four decades to learn more about their movements. Read more →

Rebuild option favored for highway through Jay Cooke State Park

Dan KrakerDan Kraker February 19, 2014, 6:00 PM Feb 19, 2014
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A new report shows strong public support to rebuild a section of a state highway through Jay Cooke State Park that has been closed since it was severely damaged in flooding in June, 2012. Now MnDOT officials will decide whether to undertake the project. Read more →

Escape Route

Duluth making gains on 100-mile mountain bike trail

Dan KrakerDan Kraker February 7, 2014, 7:08 AM Feb 7, 2014
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Duluth mountain bikers are about a third of the way to building the country’s first 100 mile long urban mountain bike trail. Read more →

First PolyMet hearing featured civil, passionate informed speakers

Dan KrakerDan Kraker January 17, 2014, 2:06 PM Jan 17, 2014
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Despite DNR concerns, the first PolyMet public hearing in Duluth was marked by civility and informed comments. Read more →

New Duluth office tower holds ‘symbolic importance’ for city

Dan KrakerDan Kraker January 14, 2014, 12:20 PM Jan 14, 2014
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A new office tower in Duluth that will serve as corporate headquarters for the women’s fashion retailer maurices also is an important symbol of the city’s newfound confidence, says Mayor Don Ness. Read more →

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