Nicole OranThe drive into Montevideo from the Twin Cities is a calm, smooth journey through open spaces and Minnesota farmland. The roads are lined with corn, soybeans and farm machinery dealers. There are many small towns along the way, most with fewer than 1,500 residents. Montevideo could serve as a fine base-camp to explore the remaining Read more →
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Nate MinorAh, Fargo-Moorhead. The land of great floods, sugarbeets and woodchippers, right? Well, yes. But, as you may or may not know, there’s more. Read more →
Molly BloomIf you drive into Northfield from the west, you’ll be greeted by a pleasant oatmeal-like aroma, courtesy of the Malt-O-Meal Factory. Malt-O-Meal operates the old Ames Mill, originally built in 1869, and Northfield is the only place the company’s hot cereals are produced. It seems fitting that this wholesome American icon is produced in Northfield, Read more →
Michael OlsonHudson, Wisconsin isn’t your average Twin Cities suburb. Sure, it has many of the same chain stores and restaurants as most other suburbs in the region. But it also has a historic downtown filled with locally owned restaurants, shops and a surprisingly rich arts scene. From downtown St Paul it takes about 20 minutes to Read more →
Before the fireworks take to the sky, Minnesotans will celebrate Independence Day in a myriad of ways across the state. Statewide: Where to see fireworks in Minnesota MPR News’ Facebook page and the MN Today Twitter feed got a lot of suggestions from folks all over the state. We picked the best and invite you Read more →
From the Bar-B-Q Days celebration in Belle Plaine to the parade in Grand Marais, Minnesotans will be enjoying a vast array of Fourth of July festivities this summer. It’s true that many people already have a favorite event, but there are plenty to choose from. Maybe this year it’s time to mix it up and Read more →
Mary ArmstrongThe water may be still. The town is anything but. A perennially popular tourist destination, Stillwater, tucked along the banks of the St. Croix River, has about 18,000 residents – which is also approximately the number of people waiting in line at Nelson’s Ice Cream. The city’s most famous feature, the Stillwater Lift Bridge, opened in Read more →
The Arrowhead town of Grand Marais, Minn., population 1,300, has had more personas than Madonna. Originally a Native American settlement, it has been a European immigrants’ fishing camp, a fur trading post and a shipping hub before its current iteration as a tourist destination and the seat of Cook County. Nestled amid a snaggletooth mountain Read more →
Jon GordonCharlie Braunreiter greeted the first visitors to the Minnesota Music Hall of Fame in New Ulm on a recent Saturday morning, and offered up tales about the old days and old-timey music in this southern Minnesota city, where the first wave of musically inclined German immigrants set the stage for a rich tradition of polkas Read more →
In aisles of glass cases, shrine-like arrangements of feathery lures and shiny hooks surround photos of their former owners. These donated collections sit alongside hand-carved lures, wooden canoes and replicas of the largest fish caught in the state, making the Minnesota Fishing Museum a display of earnest nostalgia. 89 year-old owner Al Baert walks over Read more →