Download or read book Minnesota Curiosities written by Russ Ringsak and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2013-01-15 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Your round-trip ticket to the wildest, wackiest, most outrageous people, places, and things the North Star State has to offer! Visit an art gallery of underground graffiti; an eight-story-tall Iron Man sculpture; and some beautifully designed, no-real-name-for-them architectural oddities. Meet an artistic, creature-creating welder; a fast-thinking curator of a fishing museum; and a cow-figurine-collecting newspaper editor. Discover the fun of constructing a bookcase-turned coffin for who-knows-when; traveling an uphill road that goes downhill; and drinking wiggly-army-worm wine—it’ll make your head spin. Whether you’re a born-and-raised Minnesotan or a recent transplant, authors Russ Ringsak and Denise Remick will have you laughing out loud as they introduce you to the neighbors you never knew you had and take you to places you never knew existed—right in your own backyard!
Download or read book Minnesota Curiosities 3rd written by Russ Ringsak and published by Globe Pequot. This book was released on 2013-01-15 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This definitive collection of the North Star State's odd, wacky, and most offbeat people, places, and things is filled with quirky photographs throughout and maps for each region. Minnesota Curiosities includes humorous state facts and amusing stories and serves as a combination almanac, off-the-wall travel guide, and wacky news gazette.
Download or read book Minnesota written by Russ Ringsak and published by Globe Pequot. This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the pen of a "Prairie Home Companion" writer comes this completely updated and revised collection of well-known and not-so-well-known Minnesota oddities. Read about places such as Basshenge in Birchdale and the Home of Swollen Big Toe; events such as the Eelpout Festival; and phenomenon such as the world's largest prairie chicken. Even longtime residents of the Twin Cities may be surprised to discover the No Wake Cafe, situated on a Mississippi barge, and to learn how Princess Kay of the Milky Way gets sculpted in butter.
Download or read book All about Minnesota written by Bandana Ojha and published by . This book was released on 2020-05-11 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Filled with up-to-date information, color photos, fascinating & fun facts this book " All About Minnesota: 100+ Fascinating Fun Facts & Trivia" is the best book for kids as well as the entire family to find out more about the North Star State. This book would satisfy the children's curiosity and help them to understand why Minnesota is special-and what makes it different from other States. This book gives a story, history, the state symbols, how MN got her name, why it is called bread & butter State, and land of 10,000 lakes. It is a fun way for young readers to find out more interesting and fun facts of the Gopher State. This is a great chance for every kid as well as the entire family to expand their knowledge about one of the best-educated and wealthiest state in the nation and impress their friends with all "discovered and never knew before" amazing and interesting fun facts.
Download or read book Minnesota Facts and Symbols written by Bill McAuliffe and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2003 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents information about the state of Minnesota, its nickname, motto, and emblems.
Download or read book Minnesota written by Writers' Program of the Work Projects Administration in the State of Minnesota and published by . This book was released on 1941 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Minnesota Memoirs written by Minnesota Federal Savings and Loan Association and published by . This book was released on 1949 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Cabinet of Curiosities written by Colleen Josephine Sheehy and published by U of Minnesota Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Facts about Minnesota written by Minnesota State Agricultural Society and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Treasury of Minnesota Tales written by Webb Garrison and published by Thomas Nelson. This book was released on 1998-11-03 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unusual, interesting and little known stories of the state of Minnesota. Minnesota Tales is aimed at the target of familiarity-plus-novelty. These suspense-packed stories constitute "history for the ordinary person," and a few include really great traditions passed orally from generation to generation.
Download or read book Minnesota State Fair written by Kathryn Strand Koutsky and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enhanced by more than twelve hundred photographs, a history of the Minnesota State Fair includes recipes from 4-H groups, food stands, and blue ribbon-winning contestants.
Download or read book Weird Minnesota written by Eric Dregni and published by Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.. This book was released on 2006 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Wisconsin Curiosities written by Michael Feldman and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2009-04-14 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Popular public radio show host Michael Feldman and coauthor Diana Cook introduce Wisconsin's weirdest, wackiest, and most outrageous people, places, and things including a man who owes his life to a foam rubber cheesehead, a worm that plays basketball, and the best place to savor chicken in a hubcap.
Download or read book Minnesota Marvels written by Eric Dregni and published by U of Minnesota Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Unbelievable Pictures and Facts About Minnesota written by Olivia Greenwood and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2020-01-02 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kid's U presents... Minnesota - Amazing Pictures and Facts About Minnesota Does the state have its own official state butterfly? Can one find the biggest mall in the country there? In this book you will explore the wonders of Minnesota, finding the answers to these questions and so many more. Complete with incredible pictures to keep even the youngest of children captivated, you will all embark on a little journey into the great unknown. In school our children aren't taught in a way that makes them curious and wants to learn. I want to change that! This book will show your children just how interesting the world is and help ignite a passion for learning. Your children will learn how to: Become curious about the world around them. Find motivation to learn. Use their free time to discover more about the world-and have fun while doing so! And much more!
Download or read book Minnesota Trivia written by and published by Thomas Nelson. This book was released on 1990 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Minnesota Trivia is the who, what, when, where, and how book of the great state of Minnesota. Filled with interesting questions and answers about well-known and not-so-well-known facts of this colorful, historic state, Minnesota Trivia will provide hours of entertainment and education. It focuses on the history, culture, people, and places of the fascinating North Star State.
Download or read book Facts about Minnesota written by St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba Railway Company and published by . This book was released on 1879 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
