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The taconite mines are back, factories are expanding and new businesses are popping up from Grand Rapids to Silver Bay. The Iron Range is experiencing an economic revival that seemed unlikely as recently as two years ago.
Jeff Wheeler has been a staff photographer for the Star Tribune since 1987. He's covered a broad range of assignments ranging from the Twins and Vikings playoff runs to Far North canoe adventures in the subarctic.
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