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Minnesota Book of Skills finalist weaves outdoors lore
The St. Cloud Times reports author Chris Niskanen, a former Pioneer Press journalist and now communications director for the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, blends practical how to with profiles of people behind the skills. His Minnesota Book of Skills surveys snow driving, ice safety, canoe paddling, and activities like camping and birding, rooted in Minnesota culture and family stories.
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