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Up North in Nisswa
Babe the Blue Ox of Paul Bunyan Legend stand on the corner by the tourism office along Nisswa’s Main Street. ON THE THURSDAY I toured Nisswa in mid-September, the turtle race track stood empty, Babe...
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When a prairie native sees Mille Lacs Lake for the first time
Near shore, a seagull wings across Mille Lacs Lake, water and sky melding in vastness. AT MY REQUEST, Randy and I took an indirect route from Faribault to Brainerd on a mid-September Up North...
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Discovering the character of Pequot Lakes at the hardware store
This sign hangs on the side of the hardware store. You won’t find a fire warden sign in southern Minnesota. WHENEVER I VISIT a small town, I am drawn to the details that give a community character....
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An, oh, so Minnesotan celebration at Faribault Flannel Formal
Me in flannel. Minnesota Prairie Roots file photo. MINNESOTA STATE LEGISLATORS recently considered the Labrador retriever as our state dog. The loon is our state bird, the Lady Slipper our state...
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A flavor of the Minnesota northwoods at Bean Hole Days
The Bean Hole crew guides a kettle of beans from an underground cooking pit at Bean Hole Days in Pequot Lakes. Minnesota Prairie Roots copyrighted photo. LONG LINES FORMED an hour before the event in...
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Pequot Lakes: In the heart of Paul Bunyan land
Babe the Blue Ox, public art and photo op in Pequot Lakes. Minnesota Prairie Roots copyrighted photo. ONLY RECENTLY HAVE I begun to explore the central Minnesota lakes region and small towns therein....
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A Minnesota northwoods experience: Climbing a fire tower (or not)
Just a short distance from this roundabout by Pequot Lakes, you can see the Paul M. Thiede Fire Tower peeking through the treetops. Minnesota Prairie Roots copyrighted photo September 2021. Really...
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Where is Paul Bunyan when you need him?
Paul Bunyan chainsaw art in Hackensack, MN. (Minnesota Prairie Roots copyrighted file photo September 2017) WHEN WINTER WALLOPS MINNESOTA, Minnesotans get resourceful. Or at least that proved true for...
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Winter in Minnesota: Oddities, insights, warnings
Treacherous winter driving conditions along Minnesota State Highway 19 just north of Vesta in southwestern Minnesota in January 2013. These weather conditions are not uncommon on the prairie....
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Observations about Minnesota from a life-long resident
Minnesota wood art with Minnesota shape by Spanky’s Woodshed of Faribault, metal roots by my friend Steve and assembled by my husband, Randy. (Minnesota Prairie Roots copyrighted photo 2024) AS A...
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