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Minnesota

Little Lanesboro, and the river that runs through it

September 15, 2020 Mary Bergin 0

Much of the allure of little Lanesboro, Minn. – 50 miles west of La Crosse – is about the river that runs through it. Root […]

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Thrill for gearheads: Tesla rental at Mall of America

June 16, 2018 Mary Bergin 0

Summer is an easy season for fun and fantasy, but Minnesota’s Mall of America in Bloomington knows how to trump it up all year. This […]

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B&B is retired tugboat on Mississippi River shore

August 2, 2014 Mary Bergin 0

Around the time Jonathan Lucroy hit his second RBI double during the All-Star Game in Minneapolis, I sat 15 miles east, without a television, clue […]

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Red Wing museum gains $1.5 million pottery collection

July 19, 2014 Mary Bergin 0

Red Wing, a Mississippi River city on the Minnesota side, has been home to a pottery museum for years – but now it’s billed as […]

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Twin Cities: the charms of winter, beyond Mall of America

January 12, 2013 Mary Bergin 0

Why visit the Twin Cities in the dead of winter? Last week, I promised to offer good reasons. Here are eight. Glistening outside of Mall […]

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Little Lanesboro’s slogan: Live local, live well

September 25, 2010 Mary Bergin 0

Engrave your name on a brick or add it to the back of an auditorium seat: That’s how a lot of nonprofit enterprises raise money. […]

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North House Folk School in Grand Marais

September 18, 2010 Mary Bergin 0

Forty miles southwest of the border with Canada, a Minnesota village of 1,400 overlooks a shore of near-paradise, its foundation hardy in character and nostalgic […]

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German heritage strong in New Ulm, Minn.

September 11, 2010 Mary Bergin 0

Forces of nature brought me to New Ulm, Minn., for an overnight that I didn’t expect to be pretty. Tornado-level winds and blinding rain had […]

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Duluth: Solglimt, smokehaus, Park Point, pie

July 17, 2010 Mary Bergin 0

People who vacation in Duluth find their way to Canal Park, an area where a fine mesh of lodging, restaurants and boutiques complement the gleaming […]

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Twin Cities: new ballpark, Red Stag dining

July 10, 2010 Mary Bergin 0

Fans of Target Field, which opened in April as home to the Minnesota Twins – seem to talk up three things more than anything else […]

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National Eagle Center overlooks Mississippi

June 12, 2010 Mary Bergin 0

She is strong enough to fly but will never know what it feels like to soar. The bald eagle was found on the ground, near […]

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Between river, bluffs: pretty Red Wing, Minn.

May 5, 2007 Mary Bergin 0

What surprised us the most, before the uphill hiking began, was the size of the packs that people half our age had strapped onto their […]

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Twin Cities eats: Start at Hell’s Kitchen

July 15, 2006 Mary Bergin 0

Fine wines and places to dine are not in scarce supply in downtown Minneapolis, but I’ve decided that the first meal of the day is […]

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Minneapolis architecture: expansions stun

July 8, 2006 Mary Bergin 0

Lovers of the fine arts and architecture have gigantic new reasons to visit downtown Minneapolis this summer. About $500 million in expansions have cemented this […]

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