Awesome links

Good places to know
UMN Earth Sciences
UMN Biotechnology Institute
MnDRIVE at UMN: Advancing industry, conserving our environment
    (and a link to the MnDRIVE blog, including a story about some of my recent research)
Bailey lab group: Geobiology at the U of MN
Bailey lab group Facebook page
LacCore: National Lacustrine Core Facility
The Agouron Institute
NASA Astrobiology Institute
Undergraduate research opportunities at UMN
Karst Waters Institute
Minnesota Speleological Society
Caves of Tabasco
Friends of the Cannon River Wilderness Area (CRWA)
    (and some information on the CRWA iron springs contributed by yours truly)

A few useful links for environmental research in Minnesota
Sulfate and mercury research, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR)
Long term Duluth Complex leaching experiments, Minnesota DNR
NorthMet Environmental Impact Statement, Minnesota DNR
Sulfate standard and wild rice, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA)

...and a shout-out to some Eukaryotic biologists in Minnesota
Allina Health, Eagan Clinic, http://wellness.allinahealth.org/providers/16620
United Family Medicine Residency Program, St. Paul MN
United Family Medicine

And on the lighter side of things 

Some good bedtime reading...

And a good book is always better with a good beer… just a few of Minnesota's finest