minnesota

With summer on its way out, the folks at Chicago's Premium Pizzeria Home Run Inn have taken the time to look back over Google trends data to determine each state's summer obsession (things must be really slow at the pizzeria right now).

With unseasonably cooler temperatures and a couple days of rain showers, the Minnesota State Fair is on track to miss last year's total by almost 48,000 people.

Something tells me it would take another Minneapolis Miracle to make this happen.

They're worse than teenagers. Walking with purpose? They've never heard of it.

The mighty Mississippi starts here, we have over 10,000 lakes, and a part of the state lines up with Lake Superior. But that isn't our only geological feature.

Located nine miles west of Finlayson (about an hour and a half from St. Cloud), Howie's Mud Bog is four days of fun wrapping up the summer on Labor Day weekend.

#7: Why are Minnesotans so nice? Because we know fresh air is good for the soul. And we get plenty of it at our 76 state parks and recreation areas.

Minnesota ended up with four schools in the top 20, three of which landed in the top 10.

Nicknamed "the weepy-voiced killer", Stephani anonymously reported his crimes over the phone to the police in a remorseful and high-pitched voice after every killing.

The dog days of summer are here, but make sure your dogs are safe cooling off in Minnesota lakes.

We throw the word "miles" around with the best of them, but real Minnesota distance in measured in time it takes to get there.

The town of Battle Lake has less than 1,000 people, but everyone in the area has a sweet tooth. So much so that they have helped keep Granny’s Pantry serving up treats for 30 years.