A bill before lawmakers would name the Castoroides Ohioensis, also known as the giant beaver, as Minnesota’s official state fossil. The giant beaver became extinct around 10,000 years ago, but once ...

Sponsored by Rep. Andrew Myers, R-Tonka Bay, H.F. 791 would designate Castoroides ohioensis, better known as the giant beaver ...

Milk and blueberry muffins, honeycrisp apples, “Grace,” ice hockey, L’etoile du Nord, and “Hail! Minnesota.” Each is among 19 state symbols in the Land of 10,000 Lakes. A 200-pound creature that ...