John Zimmerman of Northfield is getting the National Thanksgiving Turkey ready for the presidential pardoning ceremony at the White House. The chairman of the National Turkey Federation says raising these birds has been an honor. He says they started with a very small flock of about 40 birds in July and have whittled in down to about 20. Zimmerman says they will take two birds to Washington, D-C – the one to be pardoned and an alternate. He says the pardoned turkeys will spend the rest of their lives at the Minnesota Agricultural Interpretive Center in Waseca.
Record-high warm weather brings early spring scenes
Temperatures hit record highs this weekend, reaching the low 50s in the Twin Cities area Friday and Saturday. At the Landscape Arboretum, staff took advantage of the weather to start tapping maple trees Friday.
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Foot access to Apostle Islands ice caves may open
Officials at Apostle Islands National Lakeshore in northern Wisconsin say they're planning to open foot access to the famed ice caves near Cornucopia starting Monday if ice conditions on the lake remain stable.
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