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Our annual guide to Independent Bookstore Day has more stores than ever before! See the sales, giveaways, author signings, and more happening at indies in and around Minnesota this Saturday.

The MN Guide to Independent Bookstore Day 2026

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Park Rapids, MN

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Postcard view of Main Street in Park Rapids, Minnesota, circa 1940. The Park Theater (on the right) opened in 1939. Photo from the collection of the Minnesota Historical Society.

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Prepping lunch at Itasca State Park.

Minnesota, 1957

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Scientists planting 400 acres of Minnesota pines to survive climate change

Scientists are identifying planting spots that will be strongholds against climate change.

Now, climate change is forcing a different kind of evolution on the southern, most vulnerable, edge of the boreal forest. The giant, long-living pines are disappearing, replaced by more southern species like red maple as tree species across the country move in response to rapid changes in temperature and moisture brought on by 100 years worth of rising carbon levels in the atmosphere.

A study of 86 eastern tree species published last week by Purdue University scientists found that many have already migrated west in response to increased rainfall in the central part of the country, and north in response to increased average temperatures.

Climate scientists predict that, even if global carbon emissions are held to the rates agreed upon in the Paris Climate Accord, then average temperatures will rise by two to four degrees Fahrenheit by the end of this century. That means the pines of northern Minnesota would give way to a hardwood and grass ecosystem, said Lee Frelich, a University of Minnesota professor who studies climate change and forests.

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The MN Guide to Independent Bookstore Day 2024

Our annual Independent Bookstore Day guide is here! Check out what your favorite local shops in and near Minnesota have planned for Saturday.

Jump to store listings: Minneapolis | St. Paul | Greater Twin Cities Metro | Outside the Metro | Outside Minnesota It’s that time of year! On April 27, 2024, bookstores throughout Minnesota and around the country will be celebrating Independent Bookstore Day. Officially participating stores will have exclusive Independent Bookstore Day items while supplies last, which usually isn’t long—tote…

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