Listen: How much flour would it take to turn Lake Superior into bread?

The Curious Minnesota podcast discusses how a teenager's question sent us down a leavened labyrinth.

January 5, 2024 at 1:11PM
Sunrise on Lake Superior as seen from Stockton Island, part of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore. (MARK VANCLEAVE / STAR TRIBUNE/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

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The winning question from Curious Minnesota's event at the State Fair required some serious mathematics to answer. But the bakers at Duluth's Best Bread were up to the challenge.

Reporter Christa Lawler, who wrote a story on this topic in October, joined host Eric Roper to discuss the logistics behind the Lake Superior Loaf.

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Eric Roper

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Eric Roper oversees Curious Minnesota, the Star Tribune's community reporting project fueled by great reader questions. He also hosts the Curious Minnesota podcast. 

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