Wild rice — or Manoomin as the Ojibwe call it — is one of the Midwest's most ... "Minnesota Nice." Susan-Elizabeth Littlefield has a story from Lake Waconia that proves it's a real and ...

Minnesota has about 12,000 clear lakes alone ... And National Geographic agrees with me—they ranked Torch Lake as the third most beautiful lake in the world. Common summer activities include ...

But not all are created equal: some lakes won nature's lottery when it comes to good looks. We've rounded up some of the most beautiful lakes in the U.S., from shimmering bodies of water tucked ...