The Red River is what's left of ancient Lake Agassiz. CATHY WURZER: You are listening to Minnesota Now here on MPR News. I'm Cathy Wurzer. As you know, Minnesota claims to be the land of 10,000 lakes.

A new batch of readers' choice awards from USA Today is focused on lakes. A bunch from Minnesota have made the longlist for ...

From the vast expanse of Lake Superior to the remote stillness of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, days can drift ...

Have you ever noticed how blue the state of Minnesota is? Maybe it's the unforgiving scale of maps of the continental United States, but the North Star State on paper seems an 87,000-square-mile ...

While the data is used by professionals, it can also help inform land use decisions by local policy makers and lakeshore property owners. While the data on Minnesota lakes is used by professionals who ...

MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota's more than 10,000 lakes are part of many Minnesotans' identities — but as endearing as the lakes are, there's something strange about them too. There's inconsistency in lake ...