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Where Minnesotans want to spend their summer, according to our poll

As a staycation destination, one corner of Minnesota reigns … Superior.

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As a staycation destination, one corner of Minnesota reigns — shall we say — Superior.

Dog park users mobilize to save Minnehaha off-leash area

They say the park will deteriorate without them taking care of it.

News

Many of the people who walk the wooded trails and beaches of the Minnehaha dog park are rallying in hopes of halting a scheduled vote Wednesday at a Minneapolis Park &amp; Recreation Board meeting to <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="close the popular off-leash area" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/twin-cities/2026/06/02/park-board-proposal-close-minnehaha-dog-park" data-vars-content-id="bd15ca34-5088-4bbb-bb42-3228da7f0b10" data-vars-headline="Dog park users mobilize to save Minnehaha off-leash area" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/twin-cities/2026/06/02/park-board-proposal-close-minnehaha-dog-park" target="_self">close the popular off-leash area</a>. Why it matters: The vote could determine the future of one of Minneapolis&#x27; most popular dog parks while testing how much public input should shape decisions about culturally significant land.

Twin Cities events guide: Juneteenth, Midsommar, Father's Day

It's time to celebrate the longest day of the year.

Things to Do

Friday is <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Juneteenth" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2025/06/02/juneteenth-celebration-civil-rights-backlash" data-vars-content-id="a9d5abbd-4fa8-4f06-a00c-8a587de2a11f" data-vars-headline="Twin Cities events guide: Juneteenth, Midsommar, Father&#x27;s Day" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2025/06/02/juneteenth-celebration-civil-rights-backlash" target="_self">Juneteenth</a>, the federal holiday commemorating the day enslaved people in Texas learned of their emancipation.<ul><li>Here are five ways to celebrate the day this weekend.</li></ul>

Federal prosectors charge 15 anti-ICE demonstrators in Minnesota

Critics note that federal charges against protestors have often been dismissed.

Federal prosecutors have charged 15 Minnesotans with what they described as a conspiracy to violently oppose immigration enforcement during last winter&#x27;s <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Operation Metro Surge" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/twin-cities/2026/02/12/trump-ice-metro-surge-ends-minneapolis" data-vars-content-id="67d8935e-cdb9-4cf4-bb52-8253179d855e" data-vars-headline="Federal prosectors charge 15 anti-ICE demonstrators in Minnesota" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/twin-cities/2026/02/12/trump-ice-metro-surge-ends-minneapolis" target="_self">Operation Metro Surge</a>. What they&#x27;re saying: &quot;The conspiracy was not to interfere by their voice, but to do it by force. That&#x27;s a crime, and it will not be tolerated in the United States,&quot; U.S. Attorney for Minnesota Daniel Rosen said at a press conference.

Mapped: Honoring Minnesota's WWII heroes

Roughly 45,000 WWII veterans remain nationwide, including about 1,224 in Minnesota.

A dwindling number of World War II veterans remain with us as we mark the 82nd anniversary of D-Day this weekend.

What the Twin Cities were like in the 1990s

Both downtowns struggled and the region made big contributions to U.S. culture.

Nostalgia for the 1990s is all the rage on social media these days as celebrities, athletes and influencers post photos of what they looked like back then.What were the Twin Cities like in the 1990s? If you saw only the glamour shots, you&#x27;d think of a bustling Nicollet Mall, a vibrant Uptown dining scene, a World Series parade, and the ribbon cutting for Mall of America.

Park Board takes step toward closing Minnehaha dog park

Commissioners sounded supportive of the idea, citing the sacred burial grounds.

An effort to close the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Minnehaha Off-Leash Dog Park" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/twin-cities/2021/05/24/twin-cities-best-dog-parks-minneapolis-st-paul?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=newsletter_axioslocal_minneapolis&amp;stream=top" data-vars-content-id="2af35b60-212e-499f-8c89-37fe82eaf34e" data-vars-headline="Park Board takes step toward closing Minnehaha dog park" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/twin-cities/2021/05/24/twin-cities-best-dog-parks-minneapolis-st-paul?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=newsletter_axioslocal_minneapolis&amp;stream=top" target="_self">Minnehaha Off-Leash Dog Park</a> is gaining traction with Minneapolis Park &amp; Recreation Board commissioners.Why it matters: Advocates for closing the dog park — along the Mississippi River near Fort Snelling — say the land is sacred to the Dakota people and contains artifacts and human remains.

50 years later, the Edmund Fitzgerald's story is told again

The book includes interviews with the family of Minnesotan Nolan Church, who died in the wreck.

Fifty years ago tonight, 29 men — including two from Minnesota — died in the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald on Lake Superior.Why it matters: The story of the demise of one of the most beloved ships in Great Lakes history is well known by an older generation in the Upper Midwest, but younger people may not know much beyond <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Gordon Lightfoot&#x27;s ballad" data-vars-click-url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuzTkGyxkYI" data-vars-content-id="a6a14fdf-6914-4abf-a256-9d39318d1797" data-vars-headline="50 years later, the Edmund Fitzgerald&#x27;s story is told again" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuzTkGyxkYI" target="_blank">Gordon Lightfoot&#x27;s ballad</a>.

On this day: Minnesota's 1890 census kerfuffle

St. Paul and Minneapolis accused each other of cooking the books. It turns out, they both were right.

If you think the rivalry between St. Paul and Minneapolis is petty now, get a load of what happened on this day back in 1890.Flashback: Seven Minneapolis census takers were arrested by the U.S. Marshal from St. Paul, under accusations that they were cooking the books in order to lay claim to the title of &quot;most populous city in Minnesota,&quot; according to the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Minnesota Historical Society" data-vars-click-url="https://www3.mnhs.org/mnopedia/thisday?month=06&amp;day=17" data-vars-content-id="59749fc9-8764-4829-a49d-a1cce1e91882" data-vars-headline="On this day: Minnesota&#x27;s 1890 census kerfuffle" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www3.mnhs.org/mnopedia/thisday?month=06&amp;day=17" target="_blank">Minnesota Historical Society</a>.

Worthy of your time: The Strib's "Ghost of a Chance" podcast

The Star Tribune podcast tells the story through the lives of Harry and Clementine Robinson.

Minnesota never had Jim Crow laws, but that didn&#x27;t prevent decades of injustices against Black Americans who came north looking for better opportunities. Driving the news: The Star Tribune&#x27;s new six-episode &quot;Ghost of a Chance&quot; <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="podcast" data-vars-click-url="https://www.startribune.com/ghost-of-a-chance/601197355" data-vars-content-id="2e6170df-aec7-494d-a424-f7e73d9e92d3" data-vars-headline="Worthy of your time: The Strib&#x27;s &quot;Ghost of a Chance&quot; podcast" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.startribune.com/ghost-of-a-chance/601197355" target="_blank">podcast</a> tells this story through the lives of Harry and Clementine Robinson, a Black couple who bought a house in predominantly white Southwest Minneapolis in 1917.

Prince's childhood North Minneapolis home could get historic designation

The yellow North Minneapolis rambler is where Prince learned to play the piano

This North Minneapolis yellow rambler may not look like a landmark, but it might soon be. Context: The house at 8th Avenue N and Upton is where <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Prince Rogers Nelson" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/twin-cities/2024/07/26/prince-purple-rain-minneapolis-sound" data-vars-content-id="7f5340ef-5fdb-4339-978a-6092cc9a63d1" data-vars-headline="Prince&#x27;s childhood North Minneapolis home could get historic designation" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/twin-cities/2024/07/26/prince-purple-rain-minneapolis-sound" target="_self">Prince Rogers Nelson</a> lived between the ages of 6-12, according to historian Kristen Zschomler, who has been working to preserve the homes where the music icon lived.

Meet Josie Johnson, Minnesota's "first lady of civil rights"

Josie Johnson joined the civil rights movement as a teenager pushing back against poll taxes in Texas.

A new documentary puts a spotlight on Minnesota&#x27;s &quot;first lady of civil rights.&quot;Why it matters: &quot;<a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Hope in the Struggle — the Josie Johnson Story" data-vars-click-url="https://www.tpt.org/minnesota-experience/video/hope-in-the-struggle-2fnmtq/" data-vars-content-id="b00fc3a8-11d6-412c-9655-01b838a780be" data-vars-headline="Meet Josie Johnson, Minnesota&#x27;s &quot;first lady of civil rights&quot;" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.tpt.org/minnesota-experience/video/hope-in-the-struggle-2fnmtq/" target="_blank">Hope in the Struggle — the Josie Johnson Story</a>&quot; seeks to inspire a new generation of activists to follow in the trailblazer&#x27;s footsteps.

On this day: Wealthy St. Paul banker kidnapped by Barker gang

The $200,000 ransom paid by Bremer's family is equivalent to $4.6 million today.

History

On this morning 90 years ago, gangsters followed wealthy St. Paul banker and brewery heir Edward Bremer Jr. after he dropped his daughter off at school. <ul><li>They ambushed him, threw him in the back of a car, and held him for ransom. </li></ul>

A choropleth map showing the projected number of living WWII veterans by state. California leads at about 5k, while Alaska has none. There are about 45k nationally.