Ian Power-Luetscher
How I Trained for the Birkebeiner, Quit Instantly, and Learned to Love America’s Biggest, Weirdest Cross-Country Ski Race
Grand plans, Nordic lore, Sconnie culture, and athletic excellence: One reporter’s circuitous adventure to the heart of Hayward, Wisconsin’s storied American Birkebeiner.
This Weekend, Go See the Majesty of the Leaves Changing on The Driftless Bluffs (While Secretly Hunting for Pepie the Lake Pepin Monster)
A Twin Cities weekender/amateur cryptozoologist's guide to exploring autumn on The Great River Road, because sure, you’re here for the leaves—but really you’re here to find Pepie.
5 Things to Know About Meet Up Noodle
Northwest Chinese cuisine enters the Twin Cities dining scene. Get your noodle scissors ready.
The Best, Worst, and Most Middling New Foods of the 2025 Minnesota State Fair
Enjoy 7,000 words of reviews set to our proprietary Scarf!, Shrug, Skip rating system.
A Wisconsinite Reviews MN’s Only Location of Beloved WI Chain Rocky Rococo
A pizza reporter's pilgrimage to the flavors and batshit insane marketing of his youth.
The Best, Worst, and Most Middling New Foods of the 2024 Minnesota State Fair
This town's most discerning review crew is back with the only fair food takes you can trust.
Newfoundland Glory: My Search for Drooly, Floofy Meaning at Duluth’s Nationals for Newfies
Our reporter, his pooch, and his expert human buddy take a road trip into the heart of dog show culture.
Door County, WI, is a Far Better Vacation Spot Than the North Shore
Goats, cherries, and implanted memories > icy, highway-adjacent water.
How I Got and Promptly Quit 6 Jobs in 6 Weeks
Let's hear from Racket's Special Employment Correspondent.
On Gary Paulsen, Minneapolis Writer Who Was King of the Lonely Boys
Remembering the beloved young-adult author's transformative emotional power.
