Harvesting the grain with family in northwestern Minnesota was part ritual, part mystery, part rite of passage.

And you thought your relatives were strange! They’ll seem perfectly normal after you cackle your way through these family ...

The site’s Minnesota section details the loss of jobs, health care and food assistance; doomed rural hospitals; and increased ...

Traditions are harder to maintain as families become smaller and more far-flung—which makes passing the torch even more ...