Minnesota Curiosities

Author : Russ Ringsak,Denise Remick
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2013-01-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9780762795109

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Minnesota Curiosities by Russ Ringsak,Denise Remick Pdf

Your round-trip ticket to the wildest, wackiest, most outrageous people, places, and things the North Star State has to offer! Visit an art gallery of underground graffiti; an eight-story-tall Iron Man sculpture; and some beautifully designed, no-real-name-for-them architectural oddities. Meet an artistic, creature-creating welder; a fast-thinking curator of a fishing museum; and a cow-figurine-collecting newspaper editor. Discover the fun of constructing a bookcase-turned coffin for who-knows-when; traveling an uphill road that goes downhill; and drinking wiggly-army-worm wine—it’ll make your head spin. Whether you’re a born-and-raised Minnesotan or a recent transplant, authors Russ Ringsak and Denise Remick will have you laughing out loud as they introduce you to the neighbors you never knew you had and take you to places you never knew existed—right in your own backyard!

Author : Stew Thornley
Publisher : Minnesota Historical Society Press
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0873515145

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Six Feet Under by Stew Thornley Pdf

This handy guide locates the final resting places and tells the stories of more than 375 notable Minnesotans. Author Stew Thornley travelled throughout Minnesota in pursuit of the historical fact, the little-known tale, the striking monument, and the truth behind the colourful exaggeration. Visiting cemeteries from every era and every region of the state, Thornley recounts the histories of the famous, infamous, and just plain interesting Minnesotans who lie at rest in the state. The book contains a useful appendix with a county-by-county listing of the cemeteries and individuals mentioned within. Perfect for road trippers and armchair travellers alike, 'Six Feet Under' is an enlightening guide to the state's history.

Author : Michael Feldman,Diana Cook
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2009-04-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9781461747253

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Wisconsin Curiosities by Michael Feldman,Diana Cook Pdf

Popular public radio show host Michael Feldman and coauthor Diana Cook introduce Wisconsin's weirdest, wackiest, and most outrageous people, places, and things including a man who owes his life to a foam rubber cheesehead, a worm that plays basketball, and the best place to savor chicken in a hubcap.

Author : Rick Yoder,David Harding
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2010-01-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9781461747383

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Nebraska Curiosities by Rick Yoder,David Harding Pdf

Discover Nebraska's curious underside with this oddly entertaining little guide! Travelers with a taste for the bizarre, tacky, and hilarious can visit the Avoca Quack-Off, learn about the inland Linoma Lighthouse, view a Roller Skating Museum, and pay a visit to the world's largest covered wagon. Only true Cornhuskers could capture the essence of these and other authentic Nebraska phenomena, and Rick Yoder and David Harding do their home state proud.

Author : Eric Jones,Dan Coffey
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2009-11-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9780762761609

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Iowa Curiosities by Eric Jones,Dan Coffey Pdf

Your round-trip ticket to the wildest, wackiest, most outrageous people, places, and things the Hawkeye State has to offer!

Author : Russ Ringsak,Denise Remick
Publisher : Globe Pequot
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2013-01-15
Category : History
ISBN : 0762769793

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Minnesota Curiosities, 3rd by Russ Ringsak,Denise Remick Pdf

This definitive collection of the North Star State's odd, wacky, and most offbeat people, places, and things is filled with quirky photographs throughout and maps for each region. Minnesota Curiosities includes humorous state facts and amusing stories and serves as a combination almanac, off-the-wall travel guide, and wacky news gazette.

Author : Eric Dregni
Publisher : Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781402739088

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Weird Minnesota by Eric Dregni Pdf

Author : Eric Dregni
Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
Page : 462 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9780816642908

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Midwest Marvels by Eric Dregni Pdf

A guide to unusual and one-of-a-kind roadside sights in the Midwest includes Minnesota's Spam Museum, North Dakota's forty-five-foot tower of discarded oil cans, and South Dakota's Outhouse Museum.

Author : Alexander Harris
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 444 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1862
Category : Geography
ISBN : PSU:000010563335

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A Geographical Hand Book: Or, A Description of the Different Countries, with Their Several Sub-divisions Into Provinces, Cantons Or States by Alexander Harris Pdf

Author : Neill Lundgren
Publisher : Fulton Books, Inc.
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2018-04-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781633386969

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From Elephants to Skyscrapers: Zoomorphic Architecture by Neill Lundgren Pdf

Imagine a structure that looks like a huge elephant where you walk up a spiral staircase hidden in a leg, into interior rooms, past sun-filled windows where you can view the sunset on the expansive horizon. What about a big pink pig that once served as a hamburger stand? How about visiting a hotel that is designed like a crocodile or a museum that resembles a turtle? These oddities of architecture are classified as zoomorphic architecture. Zoomorphic architects study the shapes of animals or

Author : Curt Brown
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2015-01-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9781625850997

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The William Marvy Company of St. Paul by Curt Brown Pdf

The William Marvy Company's barber poles, encased swirls of red and blue above a rounded stainless-steel base, hang on street corners around the country. The company began creating the vibrant signposts in St. Paul three generations ago. Modern versions of the bloody rags used by surgeon-barbers in the Middle Ages, barber poles are well-known icons, but the Marvy family story is largely unknown. From his humble beginnings as the son of a Latvian émigré carpenter through the growing pains of his namesake company, Marvy showed business acumen and innovation that culminated with his invention of a shatterproof barber pole, ensuring the company's continued success. From crew cuts and the Beatles up through today, barber poles have remained an easily recognized social constant.

Author : Matt Lilley
Publisher : ABDO
Page : 35 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2020-12-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781532169557

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Minnesota's Devil's Kettle by Matt Lilley Pdf

This book introduces readers to a mysterious waterfall in Minnesota and how this natural phenomenon came to be. Features include a table of contents, fun facts, infographics, Making Connections questions, a glossary, and an index. QR Codes in the book give readers access to book-specific resources to further their learning. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. DiscoverRoo is an imprint of Pop!, a division of ABDO.

Author : Minnesota Historical Society
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1868
Category : Minnesota
ISBN : UGA:32108000650500

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Annual Report of the Minnesota Historical Society, to the Legislature of Minnesota, for the Year ... by Minnesota Historical Society Pdf

Author : Fr. George Rutler
Publisher : Ignatius Press
Page : 237 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781586179830

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He Spoke to Us by Fr. George Rutler Pdf

These sparkling essays on a variety of interesting subjects are written with insight and wit by an author widely recognized as one of the finest masters of English prose in the Catholic Church today. Fr. George Rutler touches upon philosophy, theology, history, biography, art, travel, politics, and more as he shows Christ making himself known to us in the events of daily life. A parish priest in New York City, Fr. Rutler has seen, and been edified by, the comings and goings of countless souls. He shows that they, and indeed all of us, are like the men on the road to Emmaus—common pedestrians walking, often unknowingly, with Christ, who explains the meaning of things and sets their hearts aflame.

Author : Tim Sample,Steve Bither
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2011-05-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9780762768998

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Maine Curiosities by Tim Sample,Steve Bither Pdf

Humorists Tim Sample and Steve Bither reveal the wild and wacky side of Maine. Describing approximately 300 oddities--people, places, animals, historic tidbits, and trivia--their unique persepctive and witty narrative is highly entertaining. From the Society for the Preservation of the Black Fly to a jeweler whose medium is moose droppings, this is a great read for anyone who enjoys local humor and trivia with a twist.