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Curious Minnesota

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Listen: What is Minnesota's deepest lake?

The Curious Minnesota podcast discusses how humans created many of the state's deepest water bodies. 
By Star Tribune
February 1, 2024 — 3:28pm

Listen and subscribe to our podcast: Apple Podcasts | Spotify

Sometimes, what seems like a simple question unravels into something much more complex and surprising than we expected. That was the case with the question behind this episode of the Curious Minnesota podcast, regarding the deepest lake in Minnesota.

Reporter Chloe Johnson and graphics artist Jake Steinberg, who worked on a Curious Minnesota story about this question, joined host Eric Roper on the podcast to discuss their reporting journey to find which lake dips the lowest.

Further reading:

What is Minnesota's deepest lake? (November 2023 Curious Minnesota article)

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Eric Roper oversees Curious Minnesota, the Minnesota Star Tribune's community reporting project fueled by great reader questions. He also hosts the Curious Minnesota podcast.

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