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Scenic Route – A Modern-Day Viking Ship

How does a junior high guidance counselor come to be the builder and owner of a full-size Viking ship? And how do the counselor’s children…

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Posted in American Countryside Minnesota

Where the Mississippi Flows North

The Mississippi River flows over 2500 miles, southward through the Midwestern U.S.  That is, unless you are here, where the river actually meanders north for…

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The Headwaters of the Mississippi River

The Mississippi River empties into the Gulf of Mexico just south of New Orleans, Louisiana.  But where does the mighty river begin?  That question puzzled…

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Posted in American Countryside Best of Minnesota Podcast

The Runestone

The ancient writing on this stone shows that Europeans had traveled to the interior of North America over a century before Columbus sailed to its…

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A Rock in a Farmer’s Field

Many a farmer has found a rock in his field, but the rock Olaf Ohman found was different than anything anyone in Minnesota had ever…

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