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I’ve never met Garrison Keillor, but…
SO, HOW WOULD YOU feel if a photo you took was incorporated into a video/slide show narrated by Garrison Keillor? Would you slip on your red shoes, lace up the laces and dance a polka? Since I don’t...
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Call us crazy, but we really do drive vehicles onto lakes in Minnesota
HOW WOULD YOU REACT if you read this warning on a website: Winsted Lake closed to motor vehicle traffic Now, if you are a native of say California or Texas, Hawaii or Florida, you might react with an...
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How are the fish biting on Central?
Pawn Minnesota often displays merchandise, like the red fish house, outside its downtown Faribault store. IT’S NOT EVERY DAY you spot a fish house positioned on a street corner in an historic business...
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Connecting a British rock band & ice fishing in Minnesota
The rock band name on this shed leaves the unanswered question, “Why?” IN A SOUTHWEST FARIBAULT backyard rests a shed emblazoned with the name of an English rock band, Led Zeppelin. This might be more...
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A spectacular February weekend in southern Minnesota in photos
TO ALL THE SNOWBIRDS who’ve headed to Texas or Florida or Arizona for the winter. To all the people out there who consider Minnesota nothing more than a place of snow and cold. To any Minnesotan who...
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Welcome to Wisconsin
An ice fisherman photographed at the La Crosse, Wisconsin, rest stop. I OFTEN WONDER, what do outsiders think? And, by outsiders, I mean those of you unfamiliar with a Midwest winter, specifically...
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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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Celebrating the 30th anniversary release of “Grumpy Old Men”
The “Grumpy Old Men” DVD I checked out from my library. (Minnesota Prairie Roots photo February 2023) The film “Grumpy Old Men” is undeniably one of the best films ever made in Minnesota. Why? Because...
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Mountains of snow in this winter of mega snow in southern Minnesota
A massive snow pile fills a corner and side of the Faribault High School parking lot. (Minnesota Prairie Roots copyrighted photo February 2023) BEFORE THE RAIN OF MONDAY, which reduced our significant...
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Ice fishing on the Cannon, but not exactly
Carting ice fishing gear across the snow-covered Cannon River by the Faribault Mill. (Minnesota Prairie Roots copyrighted photo February 2023) ICE FISHING RATES AS A SPORT that must seem absurd to...
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