Minnesota welcomes Canadians as U.S. border crossings reopen

DULUTH – In true Minnesota fash­ion, a moose-cos­tumed hu­man greet­ed the first Ca­na­di­ans across the U.S. bor­der at the Grand Por­tage cross­ing Mon­day.

For the first time in near­ly 20 months, full­y vac­ci­nat­ed Ca­na­di­ans can en­ter the Unit­ed States to shop, trav­el and see fam­i­ly, the start to a much-need­ed boost for Minnesota tour­ism, said Lin­da Jurek, the Vis­it Cook County ex­ec­u­tive di­rec­tor who dressed as the moose. "We're re­al­ly jazzed about wel­com­ing peo­ple back," she said.

Gov. Tim Walz even pro­claimed Mon­day "Ca­na­di­an Travelers Day" in Minnesota. "We wel­come Ca­na­di­ans back to Minnesota with open arms," reads the proc­la­ma­tion.

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