Oddball Minnesota: A Guide to Some Really Strange Places

by Jerome Pohlen

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Land of the world's largest prairie chicken, birthplace of Spam, and home of the world's oldest rock, this is Minnesota, where summers are short, winters are long, and back-road wonders abound. This entertaining guide wastes no time with descriptions of scenic lakes, pristine bike trails, or quaint cafe s. Instead it directs travelers (and residents) to the spot where Tiny Tim strummed his last notes on the ukulele; to the Cold Spring chapel where two grasshoppers bow down to the Virgin
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Jerome Pohlen is the author of ten travel books and has been a commentator on travel and politics on WBEZ, the Chicago affiliate of National Public Radio. He is a 2008 Green Party candidate for Congress

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Oddball Minnesota: A Guide to Some Really Strange Places

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Travel, Nonfiction, General Nonfiction, Reference
DDC/MDS
917.7604History & geographyGeography & travelGeography of and travel in North AmericaMidwestern U.S.Minnesota
LCC
F604.3 .P64Local History of the United States, Canada and Latin AmericaUnited States local historyMinnesota
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