Minnesota Travel

   Global Resorts Network Members enjoy the Best of Minnesota Vacations- Read here! Minnesota Attractions There are a variety of things to see and do while touring Minnesota! Now explore out the new and exciting Minnesota attractions when you travel in our great state! Whether you enjoy urban centers, mountains, nature, or water, the State of Minnesota provides incredible variety of tourism attractions and activities. Everyone can find the ideal chance to slow down and escape from the frantic pace of life. Tour Idea #1: Heritage Village - East Grand Forks, Minnesota. The village purpose is to preserve the history of the northern Red ... Read Full Story

Minnesota Attractions There are a lot of things to see and do while visiting Minnesota! Now check out the fun and thrilling Minnesota attractions while you vacation in our great state! Whatever you enjoy – cities, vast lands, forests, or water, the State of Minnesota offers incredible diversity of tourist attractions and events. You can discover the ideal opportunity to relax and getaway from the frantic schedule of daily routine. Tour Idea #1: The Chippewa County Historical Society of Montevideo has created a space for you to step back in time and visit a 23-building museum complex. Here you will be able to experience ... Read Full Story

Cover from the program of an exhibit of Kramer paintings hosted at SSU, Marshall On Episode 13, Melanie and I deliver a painting by Minnesota's Grandpa Moses to the Minnesota Historical Society where we get a chance to interview Fine Arts Curator, Brian Szott. This episode include the first part of the interview about the evolution of art in Minnesota.  This is a much more fascinating story than I had imagined.  We find out that the creators of the Minnesota Historical Society's collection of artwork are as interesting as their work.   Read Full Story

I received an email from the President of the Chippewa County Historical Society Endowment Board in Montevideo, Minnesota with news regarding fundraising for their organization.  Anyone who has followed MN Country Mouse knows I have a soft spot in my heart for the little pioneer Chippewa City they have preserved.  But here is something even I can't believe.  I've never seen the Swensson Farm Museum!  I suppose I simply wasn't raised right. My sister Crazy Annie says she'll take me there sometime.   The Swensson Farm Museum is where much of the movie Sweetland was filmed, but Annie tells me it has its own fascinating story. News from the president ... Read Full Story

Hoping for a snow day By Audrey Kletscher Helbling Even a hint of snow is enough to make my son hopeful. “Do you think we’ll have school tomorrow?” he asks, even before the first flake hits the ground. What is it about kids and snow and school? If we lived in southwestern Minnesota or near the Iowa border, I could understand his wishful obsession with snow days. In those parts of the state, the open landscape and strong winds invite blowing snow, white-out conditions and treacherous travel. But not here in Rice County’s more protected terrain. The chance of a snow day in Faribault-based ... Read Full Story