Dan Kraker
Reporter at Minnesota Public Radio (St. Paul, MN)
Contributor at Sahan Journal
Contributor at Marketplace
Duluth Correspondent for @MPRNews. I cover the economy and the environment of Northeastern Minnesota. Retweets not endorsements.
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2 weeks ago |
mprnews.org | Dan Kraker
The first cruise ship of the season arrived in Duluth this past week after traversing Lake Superior—and for the first time since cruise ships returned to Duluth in 2022, the giant, nearly 400-foot long ship was able to dock directly on shore, behind the city’s convention center. For the past several years, cruise ships have had to anchor off shore in Duluth. Passengers were ferried to land, and back to the ship, on smaller boats.
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3 weeks ago |
mprnews.org | Dan Kraker
Create an account or log in to save stories. Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories. A massive proposed housing development in Duluth that city officials have said would create a “transformational” new neighborhood now appears stalled, and may not move forward after all. A New York-based family-owned real estate company headed by Luzy Ostreicher ceremonially broke ground on the $500 million project in December.
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3 weeks ago |
mprnews.org | Dan Kraker
Create an account or log in to save stories. Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories. Fire crews are making progress controlling wildfires burning north of Duluth and in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, but they’re being tested by hot, dry, windy conditions that could cause the smoldering blazes to flare up.
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1 month ago |
mprnews.org | Dan Kraker
Faith leaders in Duluth are rallying to try to save a program that provides a secure place for people experiencing homelessness to sleep in their vehicles, after a group of residents filed an appeal challenging the city’s approval of a permit to allow the program to relocate to a church parking lot.
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1 month ago |
mprnews.org | Dan Kraker
At first glance, they look like typical summer tourism advertisements meant to lure travelers. But the six billboards that popped up in Duluth earlier this month that read “Greetings from Voyageurs National Park” instead blast the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, for budget cuts it made to the National Park Service earlier this year.
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