The NFL season gets underway this week with the first preseason game on Thursday night, as the Lions and Chargers meet in the annual Hall of Fame Game in Canton, Ohio.

Minnesota and Wisconsin Stadium Food Takes the Spotlight

While players battle on the field each week this season, fans are battling in stadiums to find the best food to fuel their game-day experience. Each team and stadium offers unique and tasty food selections, often sourced locally, and no one does it better than teams in the NFC North.

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Three NFC North Stadiums Nominated

USA Today is asking fans to vote for the NFL stadium with the best food, and of the 20 nominees, three NFC North stadiums are in the running: Lambeau Field, U.S. Bank Stadium, and Soldier Field.

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Each stadium brings something unique to the table. Lambeau has Brat Eggrolls, Brat Tots, and a Brat Breakfast Sandwich (notice a theme?). U.S. Bank serves up the SKOL Dog, a Jerk Bacon Sandwich, and a Frozen Hot Chocolate Mousse. Over in Chicago, Soldier Field offers up a giant Bear Claw Pretzel and the Bear Paw Donut.

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Voting Is Open Through August 18

Voting for USA Today’s Reader’s Choice Awards is open until Monday, August 18, and the Top 10 stadium food winners will be announced on Wednesday, August 27.

As of now, only one NFC North stadium, U.S. Bank Stadium, has cracked the top 10. NRG Stadium in Houston, Lumen Field in Seattle, and AT&T Stadium in Dallas currently hold the top three spots.

2025 Minnesota State Fair Grandstand Performers

Here is the schedule of all of the performing acts that will take the Grandstand stage at the Minnesota State Fair in 2025. As more acts are announced, we'll update this schedule.

Gallery Credit: Nick Cooper - TSM Duluth

The Largest Minnesota Wildfires In Modern History

While Minnesota has experienced even larger, more devastating fires like the 350,00-acre Hinckley Fire in 1884 of the 250,000-acre Cloquet-Moose Lake Fire in 1918, fires have thankfully been relatively smaller in more modern times.

Even though these more modern fires have been smaller, largely due to better firefighting capabilities, many have still been devastating and destructive. Here's a look at Minnesota's largest wildfires since 2007 based on information from the Minnesota Incident Command System.

Gallery Credit: Nick Cooper

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