We went to Iowa last February for vacation. When I told people in Minnesota ahead of time, people were incredulous. “Why would you ever want to do that?” asked one person from Iowa, “There is nothing to see there.” Even while we were there, people tended to assume that we were either locals or we …
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Touring Minneapolis: Exploring the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden and Mill City Museum
It is strange and exciting to show off where you live to visitors when you are living in a new area because, after all, you are still basically a visitor yourself. We know that this will soon be true of us as we move later this summer, but for now we finally feel at home …
SPAM – The Miracle Meat!
In Austin, MN there’s a museum dedicated to Spam. Or as one billboard says – “14,000 square feet of square meat!” I’m an absolute sucker for any type of tourist attraction like this. One of my favorite family trips as a child was to the Jello Museum in LeRoy, NY. (They’ve got a jello brick …
Adventures in Gopherland 