“From loons and wild rice to water and the North Star, we have captured the essence of our state in the new flag and seal. These designs honor our history and celebrate the future of Minnesota.

However brilliant I may be, this is the state seal. The people should decide. If only there were a blueprint to follow. If only . . . If only . . . Oh, wait. There is. Minnesota had the same problem.

ROCHESTER — In 2023, a group charged with designing a new Minnesota flag and state seal began meeting in a once-in-a-generation opportunity. And few people were as enthusiastic about the ...

It is a day of celebration at the National Eagle Center in Wabasha as President Biden has signed our national bird into law.

To complete this baseline count of seal populations, the research team employed the help of about 330,000 untrained volunteer citizen scientists to help produce the count, said Michelle LaRue, a ...