Soudan News

A decades-old tradition - one as sturdy as the pioneering founders of the Vermilion Iron Range - will take place Saturday at McKinley Park in Soudan.

About 40 teachers from across 27 different states are exploring the Iron Range, and getting an intense, 5-day lesson about our history and our culture.

As a result of a successful first annual Tower "Lard Loop" memorial 10k race held last August, two deserving high school students have been selected as the first recipients of the Ballard Turnbull Memorial ...

It's a great day for a picnic at any of Minnesota's 72 state parks. Today is the annual open house day at all Minnesota state parks.

“There's no way he can see the [proposed] park from there”

More information on proposed park To find the Department of Natural Resources web page about the proposed park on Lake Vermilion, click on www.startribune/a4381 A 73rd state park? More from Local + Metro ... via StarTribune

"It's dark as a dungeon, way down in the mine" goes the well-worn working class folk ballad. via City Pages

“Our results constrain theoretical models such as supersymmetry and models based on extra dimensions of space-time, which predict the existence of WIMPs”

Scientists of the Cryogenic Dark Matter Search experiment, including researchers from the California Institute of Technology, have announced that they have regained the lead in the worldwide race by a number of ... via Astronomy

“It covers a lot of the territory predicted by supersymmetric theories.”

Closeup of a CDMS detector, made of crystal germanium. Credit: Fermilab Scientists of the Cryogenic Dark Matter Search experiment today announced that they have regained the lead in the worldwide race to find ... via Physics Blog

Angeline Grahek, of Lake Havasu City and Ely, Soudan, Minn., passed away in Lake Havasu City Saturday after a very long and fulfilling life. via Today's News Herald

Grand Rapids - Lake Country Power's Operation Round Up Trust Board approved $34,420 in contributions to local community programs during its most recent quarterly meeting. via Mesabi Daily News

“The state park would be a huge benefit to the areas of Tower, Cook and Ely. We are heavily tourist-based. There are becoming fewer and fewer places on Lake Vermilion for the average person to come and enjoy. I'm hoping it becomes a reality.”

A 20-person local task force helped calm the waters Tuesday for a new state park to be located on Lake Vermilion. via Mesabi Daily News

“There's always a supplemental appropriation bill, and we'll seek to restore funding in it, or in the permanent appropriation bill for fiscal '09”

The people planning a $270 million physics experiment in northeast Minnesota got an unhappy surprise just before Christmas. via Minnesota Public Radio

St. Louis County elected officials finally have a code of conduct. The St. Louis County Board of Commissioners gave final approval to the code Tuesday, but not before it received more input, amendments and ... via Mesabi Daily News

Brianne Brodeen and Bradley Peterson were married on Sept. 8, 2007, at the Wilderness Golf Course in Tower. via Mesabi Daily News

An Aurora woman was killed in a two-vehicle crash on icy Highway 135 in the Embarrass area early Saturday afternoon. via Mesabi Daily News

Our exploration into particle physics took us to the famous Argonne and Fermi national laboratories near Chicago, then down a rattling elevator to a lab 2,400 feet underground in the Soudan mine in northern ... via The Mac Weekly

As a retired former school teacher for approximately 20 years, I have a strong personal connection with the Tower-Soudan School and would hate to see it close for lack of adequate funding. via Timberjay Newspapers Online

Diagnosis and Short-Lead Time Prediction of Summer Rainfall in Tropical North Africa at Interannual and Multidecadal Timescales. via CiteULike

St. Louis County School District 2142 officials are hoping the second time is the charm this fall for passing a school operating levy. via Mesabi Daily News