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    April 17, 2018
    Troy and Abby Pettit and their two children were waiting in Cabo San Lucas for an American Airlines flight Monday, April 16, 2018, after their Sun Country flight back to Minnesota was cancelled and the airline left them stuck in Mexico. Photo courtesy of the Pettit family
    Detroit Lakes, Minn. couple among those stranded in Mexico by Sun Country
    Abby Pettit and her family had been vacationing in Mexico and were getting ready to catch their weekend flight back to Minnesota when they got...
    business/tourismApril 17, 2018 - 3:08pm
    April 11, 2018
    The new Apostle Islands quarter features a visitor kayaking in the park with a backdrop of the Devils Island sea caves and lighthouse. Bob King / Forum News Service
    Apostle Islands quarter released
    RED CLIFF, Wis. — Surveying the design of newly minted U.S. quarters featuring the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, Rick Peterson suggested...
    business/tourismApril 11, 2018 - 6:15pm
    April 10, 2018
    Spirit Mountain posts stronger season
    While others may curse the stubborn and seemingly relentless grasp of winter, Brandy Ream says: Bring it on. As executive director of the Spirit...
    business/tourismApril 10, 2018 - 6:01pm
    March 30, 2018
    A dock on Farm Lake near Ely, Minn. MinnPost photo by Greta Kaul
    The Last Resorts: Minnesota facing disappearance of summer lake tradition
    Fishing and swimming in the sun, napping by the lake, listening to loon calls, picking out constellations in the dark northern sky, and trying...
    business/tourismMarch 30, 2018 - 3:30pm
    March 22, 2018
    Drivers line up at the border crossing between Surrey, British Columbia, and Blaine, Wash. (Don MacKinnon/Copyright 2018 The New York Times)
    Fewer tourists are visiting the US under Trump. Canadians didn't get the memo.
    TORONTO - When President Donald Trump issued his first executive order banning nationals from majority-Muslim countries from entering the United...
    business/tourismMarch 22, 2018 - 3:39pm
    March 5, 2018
    The Trump Ocean Club International Hotel & Tower, center right with curved roof,is a major fixture in the Panama City skyline. Photo courtesy of Susana Gonzalez
    Trump Panama hotel showdown appears to end, and the Trump name is coming down
    PANAMA CITY - The majority owner of President Donald Trump's only hotel in Latin America said Monday that Panamanian authorities had allowed...
    business/tourismMarch 5, 2018 - 12:53pm
    February 6, 2018
    Wynn Resorts CEO Steve Wynn steps down after sexual misconduct allegations
    Casino magnate Steve Wynn stepped down from his position as CEO and chairman of the board for Wynn Resorts on Tuesday in the wake of multiple...
    business/tourismFebruary 6, 2018 - 9:47pm
    February 3, 2018
    From left, New England fans, John Bilodeau, Kent Haney, and Stephen Schendel watch players in the interview area at the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minn., Feb. 2, 2018. Bilodeau, Haney and three others left Massachusetts at 9:15 p.m. Wednesday night and drove 1420 miles in 22 hours in a Kia Sedona. (Jean Pieri / St. Paul Pioneer Press)
    Land of cold and nice: Super Bowl visitors' impressions of Minnesota follow a familiar theme
    MINNEAPOLIS—Kent Haney and his friends left Haverhill, Mass., at 9:15 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 31, in a Kia Sedona minivan headed for Minneapolis....
    business/tourismFebruary 3, 2018 - 8:33am
    January 29, 2018
    125,000 out-of-towners expected for Super Bowl, pre-game events in Twin Cities
    ST. PAUL—With hotels booked and parties planned, it sure seems like a lot of people are descending on the Twin Cities for the Super Bowl. Just how many remains to be seen. The Minnesota Super Bowl Host Committee has said the Sunday, Feb. 4, game and the hoopla leading up to...
    business/tourismJanuary 29, 2018 - 8:30am
    January 26, 2018
    The Telemark Lodge near Cable, Wis. (News Tribune file photo)
    Telemark Lodge project stalled
    A planned $47 million project to bring new life to Telemark Lodge near Cable has stalled because of complications that arose during the purchase...
    business/tourismJanuary 26, 2018 - 11:46pm
    January 17, 2018
    Grand View Lodge on Gull Lake near Brainerd reports an uptick in reservations related to Minneapolis hosting the Super Bowl at the U.S. Bank Stadium on Feb. 4. Submitted photo
    Brainerd lakes area resorts hope to win big Super Bowl weekend
    BRAINERD, Minn.—Grand View Lodge is more than two hours away from the Twin Cities, but come Super Bowl weekend, the Gull Lake resort will...
    business/tourismJanuary 17, 2018 - 8:38pm
    January 12, 2018
    Cyclists make the first turn onto the trail Saturday during the Cuyuna 45NRTH Whiteout fatbike race at the Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area in 2016. Kelly Humphrey / Forum News Service file photo
    Plans for Cuyuna mountain bike trails come to fruition
    CROSBY, Minn. — "It's been 50 years, it's time to move on," said Rep. Dale Lueck last year, when arguing for state funding for the Cuyuna...
    business/tourismJanuary 12, 2018 - 11:03am
    January 1, 2018
    Hotel and restaurant eyed for century-old riverside factory in Hastings
    HASTINGS, Minn.—The last remaining industrial building in downtown Hastings could soon be turned into a riverside hotel and banquet facility. A 67-room hotel, 22 apartments, restaurant and retail space are planned for the former H.D. Hudson Manufacturing Co. building. The estimated...
    business/tourismJanuary 1, 2018 - 11:13pm
    St. Paul hopes to draw Super Bowl crowd with giant snow slide at CHS Field, expanded Winter Carnival
    ST. PAUL — Even if you don't have a ticket for the big game, the Bold North will welcome you to St. Paul. St. Paul may not host a humongous ice castle this winter — as many originally hoped — but plans for a giant snow slide at CHS Field are still solid. And the St. Paul Winter...
    business/tourismDecember 1, 2017 - 4:20pm
    November 22, 2017
    Jason and Jody Ball of Cass Lake Lodge. Jordan Shearer / Forum News Service
    Two more northern Minn. resorts pass down ownership to next generation
    BEMIDJI, Minn. — The experience of visiting resorts in Minnesota is often passed down from generation to generation. The same can be said...
    business/tourismNovember 22, 2017 - 1:30pm
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