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Monster Trucks, Racing Buses, And First-Run Movies Share One Field At This Minnesota Speedway And Drive-In
School buses race in a figure eight here. On another night, the same grounds…
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Litchfield’s Starlite Drive-In Is One Of Minnesota’s Few Remaining Outdoor Movie Theaters
Two brand-new movies, one ticket, and a sky full of stars over a grassy…
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Why A Limestone Mill Built In 1858 Near Winona Is Minnesota’s Most Charming Backroad Stop
A 20-foot water wheel still turns beside a six-story stone mill in southeast…
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Honestly, The Donuts At This Little Minnesota Bakery In Mankato Are Worth The Whole Drive
There's an ice cream flavor called Scotcheroo, and it lives in a cheerful…
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Fur Traders Once Crowded This Minnesota River Site, And Costumed Guides Still Tell Their Story
A whole winter of 1804 and 1805 sits rebuilt beside a quiet Minnesota river…
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This Small-Town Minnesota Supper Club Grills Steaks That Put Fancy Big-City Steakhouses to Shame
Hash browns next to a pork chop at suppertime? At one old country supper…
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For Generations, North Shore Travelers Have Stopped At This Knife River Smokehouse For Fresh Smoked Fish
Smoked fish wrapped in newspaper. That one detail alone tells me this little…
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Out Past The Cornfields, A Minnesota Supper Club Keeps Serving Walleye And Popovers Like Nothing Changed
A side of wild rice shouldn't be the thing people drive across the metro…
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Minnesota Comfort Food Like The Hot Beef Commercial Draws Diners To Keys Cafe & Bakery In Forest Lake
A hot roast beef sandwich, a slice of fresh strawberry pie, and a custom…
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Sixty Years of Hand-Rolled Tamales Have Kept One Minnesota Family Kitchen Busy Through Every Winter in St. Paul
Tamales, fresh tortillas, a butcher counter, and a bakery full of pan dulce all share one roof here. That is a whole…
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Ice Fishing Houses Line Up Like A Small Town On This Frozen Minnesota Lake Every Winter
Every winter, one Minnesota lake grows so many fish houses on its ice…
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Admission Is Free At This Minnesota Conservatory Where Orchids And Palms Bloom All Winter
Two acres of tropical plants grow under glass here, and nobody charges you…
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Over 300 Wolves Have Been Studied At This Northwoods Center In Ely, Minnesota, And You Watch Them Live
A real wolf pack can doze on a sunny boulder just beyond a wall…
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This Small Minnesota Restaurant Quietly Earned the James Beard Nod Big-City Kitchens Chase for Decades
A croissant flavored like crab Rangoon. A French toast built on flaky…
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Bundt Pans Are Still Cast From Aluminum At Nordic Ware’s Family-Owned Factory In Minneapolis
The most famous cake pan in America still gets made in a working factory…
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Generations Of Minnesota Families Have Bought Their Holiday Lutefisk And Sausage At This Century-Old Nordic Market In Minneapolis
Lutefisk, Swedish sausage, pickled herring, and lefse tools all share one…
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In The Middle Of Minnesota Farmland Sits A Steakhouse Whose Ribeyes Rival Any Downtown Chophouse
More than 100 burgers fill the menu at one small roadside spot, and some…
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Spools of Thread and Antique Sewing Machines Fill This Old Minnesota Mill Shop That Crafters Treat Like a Pilgrimage
Some of the machines still spinning wool inside one Minnesota factory date…
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This Minnesota Italian Restaurant Serves Bread and Dipping Oil So Good You’ll Break the Never-Fill-Up Rule Every Time
The bread arrives warm, the herb-flecked dipping oil follows, and suddenly…
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Here’s Why Hockey Fans Drive Hours to See the Shrine Minnesota Built to Its Favorite Sport
A wall of plaques in a small Iron Range town honors the greatest names in American hockey. Yes, the national shrine…
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