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Karen Tolkkinen
Columnist
Greater MinnesotaKaren Tolkkinen is the Star Tribune's greater Minnesota columnist. She has more than three decades of experience in local journalism, most recently serving as a reporter, copy editor, and columnist at the Echo Press in Alexandria, Minn. She lives with her husband and son in Otter Tail County, in a farmhouse built by her husband's great-great grandparents in the early 1920s.
Latest from Karen Tolkkinen
Greater Minnesota
Tolkkinen: Into the Boundary Waters with self-made gear made from natural materials
Ozzie Reif of Ely wanted to plunge into the wilderness on non-commercial terms.
September 1, 2024