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...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...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...Read Full Story

When you hear someone refer to the Minnesota River Valley , they're not talking about the river alone.  Anyone who has spent any time here knows it's about a culture, a feeling, really.  It's sad and beautiful and hopeful.  It strikes a chord. The river has seen a tortured past, but also promises a brighter future.  Some of the past has been preserved in historic sites rich with Native American and pioneer history and culture.  There are wonderful, charming rivertowns all the way...Read Full Story

Yesterday I hosted a meeting with Brian Szott, Curator of Art for the Minnesota Historical Society . Also in attendance were a daughter and granddaughter of  the late Minnesota folk artist, Arnold Kramer , formerly of the rural communities of Seaforth and Wabasso in southwestern Minnesota. Mr. Szott explained that the Kramer collection is desirable due to the subject matter, the era in which is was painted, and the fact that Kramer painted steadily for 30 years.  Kramer was nicknamed...Read Full Story