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

Curling was born in Scotland in the early 16th century but grew up centuries later on the Canadian prairies, where the severe weather, rural landscape and boredom provided fertile ground.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 28, 2025

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

The view was of hills and ridges toward the east, and prairies all around.

From "In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse" by Joseph Marshall III