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      Sleepy Eye - Sleepy Eye, Minnesota 

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      Peter Thody
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      Published on 10-16-2016 12:17 AM

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      The quiet (and, some might say, appropriately named) town of Sleepy Eye might appear to offer little to delay the passing road tripper but it is actually home to two interesting statues. The first is that of Sleepy Eye himself, a Sioux chief who hunted this area ...
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      Sod House on the Prairie - Sanborn, Minnesota 

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      Peter Thody
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      Published on 10-20-2016 12:27 AM

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      This privately owned attraction consists of a number of replica buildings built exactly as they would have been by 19th century pioneers (such as the Ingalls family). As well as two impressive prairie sod houses, ...
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      SPAM Museum - Austin, Minnesota 

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      Michael Roth
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      Published on 08-17-2011 12:02 AM

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      Photo by Gerald Thurman
      The SPAM Museum celebrates the canned meat created by Hormel. The free museum features movies, exhibits, games, and recipes about SPAM. There's even a feature on the Monty Python skit that ...
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      St. Anthony Falls - Minneapolis, Minnesota 

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      Published on 07-31-2011 12:03 AM

      St. Anthony Falls from Stone Arch
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      St. Anthony Falls is the only natural waterfall on the upper Mississippi River. The falling water also provided the essential power to turn Minneapolis into a major city. Overuse and poor engineering significantly damaged the original falls in the late 1800s, ...
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      The Foshay Tower - Minneapolis, Minnesota 

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      Published on 02-22-2013 01:37 AM

      Foshay Tower
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      Modeled after the Washington Monument, the Foshay Tower opened in 1929 and was the tallest skyscraper in Minneapolis until 1971. ...
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      Uncle Harvey's Mausoleum - Duluth Minnesota 

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      Published on 06-14-2017 12:56 AM

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      This immense concrete block, rumoured to be anything from an ice house to a prohibition days casino, is actually the ruins of a dock built in 1919 by one Harvey Whitney. He had speculated - wrongly - that ...
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      World's Largest Ball of Twine - Darwin, Minnesota 

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      Dennis Goza
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      Published on 06-06-2013 12:06 AM

      World's Largest Ball of Twine
      Photo by Kimberly Goza
      Although there is some dispute about the matter, this gargantuan ball of twine lays claim to being the largest in the world, or at least the largest constructed by one ...
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      World's Largest Loon - Virginia, Minnesota 

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      Published on 06-12-2013 12:01 AM

      World's largest loon
      Photo by Jaimie Bruzenak
      Take a peak across Silver Lake in Virgina, Minnesota during the summer months and you'll likely spot a giant loon! After a two-year hiatus for repairs to damage by a shotgun blast, the 21-foot loon - reportedly the largest in the world - now floats happily in the lake!

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      The loon can be viewed at any time during the warmer months from several vantage points around Silver Lake. It is hauled out during the winter ...
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