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Erica Wacker

(She/Her)
Saint Paul
As seen in: HuffPost, The Minnesota Star Tribune, Craft Brewing Business, Minnesota Monthly, Minnesota Parent
Covers:  Midwest travel, lifestyle features, environment, parenting and food
Doesn't Cover: Breaking news, international, politics
Writer of words. Comms pro. Public servant. Boy mom.
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St. Paul's new Afrocentric elementary school opens this fall

St. Paul's new Afrocentric elementary school opens this fall

The Minnesota Star Tribune — Sponsored content: The Afrocentric program at Benjamin E. Mays brings African-centered values and academic excellence to Rondo.
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Legacy of the Lakes

Legacy of the Lakes

Minnesota Monthly — Discover the rich history and cultural significance of Minnesota's iconic lakes, from glacial origins to must-visit destinations like Lake Superior, Itasca, and the BWCAW.
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School Board Director Jim Vue's Family Honored with New Mural

School Board Director Jim Vue's Family Honored with New Mural

Saint Paul Public Schools — When Jim Vue joined the school board in July 2020, he was selected to fill the seat that was tragically vacated when then-Board Chair Marny Xiong died from COVID-19. Just three years and three days prior to Marny's passing, Jim's 6-year-old daughter drowned in Lake Elmo.
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Eli & the Golden Hug Muffin: Focus Beyond Student Creates New School Menu Item

Eli & the Golden Hug Muffin: Focus Beyond Student Creates New School Menu Item

Saint Paul Public Schools — If you can dream it, you can achieve it. No one knows this better than Eli, a student at Focus Beyond whose entrepreneurial spirit and passion for baking inspired a new menu item that will be served in every Saint Paul Public Schools cafeteria starting in fall 2025.
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Harding Student's Success Starts with Showing Up for Himself

Harding Student's Success Starts with Showing Up for Himself

Saint Paul Public Schools — William Rubio is a National Honor Society member, takes multiple IB classes, is active in JROTC, volunteers in the community, and has a 4.2 weighted GPA. Now a senior at Harding High School, William's success story didn't start until he started showing up for himself.
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10 Quintessential Minnesota Lakes

10 Quintessential Minnesota Lakes

Minnesota Monthly — In Minnesota, a favorite lake is personal. It's the home of the family cabin, the lake where you caught your first fish, or the one that's close enough to visit often.
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Cooking Up Dreams

Cooking Up Dreams

Star Tribune — No matter where "Noshing with Netta" goes from here, one thing is clear: Netta is making her food dream come true.
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The Reuse Revolution: Secondhand Goods in the Twin Cities

The Reuse Revolution: Secondhand Goods in the Twin Cities

Minnesota Monthly — From secondhand clothes to reusable coffee cups, these businesses are making eco-friendly moves locally.
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The Best of MN: 2021

The Best of MN: 2021

Minnesota Monthly — The future looks bright this year, and these personalities, trends, and events lead the way
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How Minnesota Could Lose the Loon

How Minnesota Could Lose the Loon

Minnesota Monthly — The common loon became our state bird 60 years ago. Will it still be here in another 60?
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Minnesota Road Trip Restaurants: The Full Roundup

Minnesota Road Trip Restaurants: The Full Roundup

Minnesota Monthly — Whatever direction you're headed, a Minnesota road trip is likely to pass by itinerary-worthy eateries. Here are some key options.
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Find Minnesota's Top Mountain Biking Trails on the Iron Range

Find Minnesota's Top Mountain Biking Trails on the Iron Range

Minnesota Monthly — If you haven't heard much of Redhead Mountain Bike Park yet, you will soon. Over the course of five months last year--in the middle of a global pandemic, no less--more than 15,000 people visited Chisholm to ride the region's newest mountain bike trails.
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How to Camp, Fish, and Unwind at Lake Vermilion

How to Camp, Fish, and Unwind at Lake Vermilion

Minnesota Monthly — My first trip to Lake Vermilion was in May 2015. It was the 68th annual Governor's Fishing Opener with then-Governor Mark Dayton, and I was there as part of my then-job at the Minnesota tourism office.
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Discover Walnut Grove, the Minnesota Home of Laura Ingalls Wilder

Discover Walnut Grove, the Minnesota Home of Laura Ingalls Wilder

exploreminnesota.com — The fourth book in the "Little House" series, "On the Banks of Plum Creek," chronicles Laura Ingalls Wilder's family's time in the southwest Minnesota prairie, where a museum, pageant and several other sites give fans from around the world a peek into the American pioneer life.
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Minnesota's expanding Buy Nothing movement is a gift to its members and to Mother Earth

Minnesota's expanding Buy Nothing movement is a gift to its members and to Mother Earth

Star Tribune — Buy Nothing movement encourages people to rethink consumption through no-cost exchange of stuff and services.
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Stop for These Unique Eats On Your Next Minnesota Road Trip

Stop for These Unique Eats On Your Next Minnesota Road Trip

Minnesota Monthly — Three are sweet, one is savory—and they’re all off the grid in their own way.
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7 Culturally Enriching Road Trips in Minnesota

7 Culturally Enriching Road Trips in Minnesota

Minnesota Monthly — Minnesota's heritage goes far beyond its well-known Scandinavian roots, and our relationship with local history-past and present-is complicated. Thousands of years ago, the Ioway, Otoe, Cheyenne, and Dakota people lived in southwest Minnesota, hunting buffalo, growing crops, and fishing and navigating our many lakes and rivers.
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Unique Road Trips: Where Art Meets Nature in Minnesota

Unique Road Trips: Where Art Meets Nature in Minnesota

Minnesota Monthly — For those of us who like to travel, 2020 was-to put it mildly-kind of a letdown. Our family's 13-person multigenerational trip to Disney World vanished faster than the Cheshire Cat from Wonderland. Fortunately, Minnesota is rich with under-the-radar attractions that make in-state trips both novel and rewarding-including places where natural wonder beautifully intertwines with art.
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Your Guide to Birding in Minnesota

Your Guide to Birding in Minnesota

Minnesota Monthly — When a pandemic-induced pause began last March, many of us found new ways to pass the time outside-even if it was just to the backyard at first. Once you’ve explored your backyard and immediate neighborhood, you may get the itch to discover what else is out there.
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It's Electric: Road Tripping the North Shore of Lake Superior in an EV

It's Electric: Road Tripping the North Shore of Lake Superior in an EV

Explore Minnesota — Stunning scenery, charming towns, top-notch restaurants and luxurious lodging options put a road trip on the North Shore of Lake Superior at the top of my list for a romantic anniversary getaway. But could our EV really make the drive without running out of juice?
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Minnesota Fiber: The Journey from Farm to Yarn

Minnesota Fiber: The Journey from Farm to Yarn

exploreminnesota.com — There's a tree that stands atop a hill in the middle of Vicki Fossum's 120-acre family farm on the outskirts of Northfield. When she's not tending to the animals, working at her day job or taking care of her family, this tree is Vicki's happy place.
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Sleep in a Tugboat, Treehouse or Teepee in Minnesota

Sleep in a Tugboat, Treehouse or Teepee in Minnesota

exploreminnesota.com — When you're traveling, a hotel is much more than a place to sleep. Sure, things like swimming pools, Wi-Fi access and free breakfast are great. But if you're looking for something truly unique, look no further than these Minnesota properties, which offer sleeping quarters, history and other quirks that can't be found anywhere else.
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Best of MN 2020: Things to Do

Best of MN 2020: Things to Do

Minnesota Monthly — Best Trail - St Croix River Crossing Loop Trail in Stillwater, MN
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Girls, boys & their toys

Girls, boys & their toys

Minnesota Parent — Is there something about girls that makes them go gaga for princesses? Are boys born to love football and dinosaurs? While these questions aren’t new, they are worthy of regular examination. And the answers can have lasting effects on who our children grow up to be.
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