prairies

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Refinery issues in the Great Lakes and the prairies of Canada fed into significant price increases for those two areas, including the states of Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Illinois and Wisconsin.

From MarketWatch • May 1, 2026

The Port of Churchill opened nearly a century ago and was primarily used to export grain from the prairies.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

The uprooting of prairies across the Great Plains and the Dust Bowl could not have occurred without the massive settler movement triggered by the Homestead Act of 1862.

From Salon • Jun. 21, 2025

On the prairies of north central Montana, farmers must sometimes contend with a worrisome visitor: the grizzly bear.

From Science Magazine • Apr. 11, 2024

Before the settlers were the Sioux, and before the Sioux were the vast open prairies, and before the prairies there was only ice.

From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien