The birthplace of the Juicy Lucy. Restaurants visited by Guy Fieri. None of them can compare their beef to the beef in Battle Lake. The best burger in all of Minnesota is in Lakes Country. The Rusty Nail in Battle Lake has won Minnesota Public Radio’s Great Minnesota Burger Bracket. They defeated The Nook in St. Paul to take the…
Here’s one of the fun things about exploring close to home in our region during the pandemic. You can keep finding new fun stuff in the same place if you go back for more. I learned that this weekend. At the end of the Heartland Trail in Park Rapids is a park called Red Bridge Park. There were a series…
This is the time of year to get out and start enjoying the great outdoors again. I used it as an opportunity to push myself. I went and biked the Heartland State Trail in Lakes Country on Saturday. It’s a 49 mile paved path stretching from Park Rapids to Cass Lake. I did a 35 mile stretch starting north…
A popular long-time Minnesota musician who co-owns a bar in Moorhead is addressing sexual assault allegations against him this morning. Multiple people on social media have been accusing Sean Tillmann, who performs under the name Har Mar Superstar, of unspecified assault and harassment for weeks. KVRR reached out to Tillmann about the allegations Wednesday morning. Thursday, he released a…
Last weekend, a lot of you were probably spending your St. Patrick’s Day celebrating in downtown Fargo. In spite of St. Patrick’s famous snake-ridding skills, there’s one in our region no one’s managed to move along yet. And this Saint — a Ball python — has the patience of a Saint. He’s Kritter Krazy’s longest rescue, having been there without…
The best burger in the state of Minnesota could be in Lakes Country, if voters deem it worthy. The Rusty Nail in Battle Lake is in the semi-finals of Minnesota Public Radio’s Great Minnesota Burger Bracket. They’re facing off against Gordy’s Hi-Hat in Cloquet for a spot in the finals. Owners Zac and Brianna Lewis say their burgers stand…
Resort owners in Minnesota’s Northwest Angle are facing new uncertainty after a lifeline on the ice helped them bring customers over winter. The Angle is only accessible by land through Canada. With the Canadian border closed, American anglers can’t reach the dozen resorts on the angle. An 30 mile road with 22 miles over the ice on Lake of…
Some wild new friends could be coming to the Chahinkapa Zoo in Wahpeton. The zoo opens for the season April 24th. Zoo Director Kathy Diekman says an event over the weekend drew over 500 more people than they anticipated. They’re planning for some big new additions. The zoo could get tigers as soon as this year. Plus, there are…
We’ve been talking about that apprehension you might have to get back into society after a year of staying home doing our part to slow the spread of COVID. But it is looking more and more like we might be able to go out and do more stuff with vaccination rates keep rising. If you’re looking to get out…
FARGO — She looks pretty darn good for someone near hitting the century mark, but it’ll be awhile yet before we can appreciate her in person. The Art Deco jewel of downtown Fargo, the Fargo Theatre, turns 95 years old on Monday — and she’s celebrating her birthday by kicking off yet another year of the best of independent film…
