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      Duluth Aerial Lift Bridge - Duluth, Minnesota 

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      Peter Thody
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      Published on 06-12-2017 12:52 AM

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      Probably the most photographed landmark in Duluth, the Aerial Lift Bridge raises and lowers around 26 times a day, allowing bulk carriers and ...
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      Embarrass, Minnesota 

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      Published on 06-20-2017 12:07 AM

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      The small town of Embarrass is famous for two things. Firstly, its bitterly cold temperatures. It's not unusual for the thermometer to drop to below -45F in winter, and in 2005 residents recorded an unofficial -64F! And secondly, there are its historic buildings and homesteads, ...
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      Enger Tower - Duluth, Minnesota 

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      Published on 06-16-2017 12:03 AM

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      Built in 1939 to honour and thank Norwegian immigrant Bert Enger for his donation of land to the city, Enger Tower is a distinctive, stone-built 5 story building that looks out over Duluth Harbor. ...
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      Extreme Sandbox - Hastings, Minnesota 

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      Published on 02-26-2013 01:40 AM

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      Have you wanted to operate an excavator or other piece of heavy equipment? Now's your ...
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      Fort Snelling - St. Paul, Minnesota 

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      Published on 10-08-2014 01:06 AM

      Ft. Snelling
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      When Fort Snelling was built in the early 1820's it was the Army's last outpost in the Northwest. The fort was a key site in trade with the Native Americans and played a key role in the ...
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      Harkin Store - New Ulm, Minnesota 

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      Published on 10-27-2016 12:48 AM

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      Opened in 1867 by Scottish immigrants Alexander and Janet Harkin, this characterful store became the hub of social and business life as the community of ...
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      High Falls of the Pigeon River - Grand Portage Minnesota 

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      Published on 09-19-2017 12:12 AM

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      Dropping 120 ft., High Falls is the tallest waterfall in Minnesota. The falls are also part of the international border between the ...
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      Honk the Moose - Biwabik, Minnesota 

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      Published on 09-19-2011 12:17 AM

      Honk the Moose
      Photo by George Bruzenak
      A giant statute of a moose is visible in the park along MN Hwy 135. Honk the Moose was a real moose that visited Biwabik in 1935. An award-winning children's book was written, based on this true story. Biwabik, a cute Bavarian-style town, is also home to the area's largest Calithumpian Fourth of July Parade ...
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      Hull Rust Mahoning Mine - Hibbing, Minnesota 

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      Published on 09-07-2011 12:02 AM

      Hibbing Hull Rust Mine
      Photo by Rod Ness
      In addition to several thousand gorgeous lakes, Minnesota is home to a "natural wonder" that's actually human engineered. Sometimes called the "Grand Canyon of the North," the Hull Rust Mine is the biggest open pit iron ore mine in operation in the world. At the present time, it is more than three miles long, two miles wide, and nearly 600 feet deep. It's operated by the Hibbing ...
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      Ingalls Dugout , Plum Creek - Walnut Grove, Minnesota 

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      Published on 10-18-2016 12:22 AM

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      Walnut Grove is famous for its Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum and the pageant held every July to celebrate the period that the family lived in nearby. Just a short drive out of town is Plum Creek and the Ingalls Dugout Site, the location where, ...
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