The Red River is what's left of ancient Lake Agassiz. CATHY WURZER: You are listening to Minnesota Now here on MPR News. I'm Cathy Wurzer. As you know, Minnesota claims to be the land of 10,000 lakes.

Now that the ice is finally loosening its grip and the lakes are remembering they’re supposed to be water again, I’ve been ...

At MPR News, Dan Kraker reports, “The names of many lakes, rivers and cities across northern Minnesota have roots in the Ojibwe language — Bemidji, for example, is derived from the word bemijigamaag ...