An Native American tribe is working to restore wild rice to five eastern Minnesota lakes ... began working in the late 1990s to make the rice grow again. “And that’s really seemed to work.

That guidance brought the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe here to Minnesota. A view of Manoomin or wild rice after it has been harvested and processed.

In fact, it's the official grain of Minnesota! Wild rice is the edible ... rice fields in order to harvest the grain, not to grow it. Wild rice actually grows in the water and only the flowering ...

Minnesota knows how to do comfort food right, especially during its chilly winters. One dish that has become a staple across the state is Creamy Mushroom Chicken and Wild Rice Soup. This hearty bo ...