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Big Crowd, Little Mayor
On Sunday, August 4, I was invited to a book signing at Sister Wolf Books in Dorset, Minnesota during the annual “Taste of Dorset.” With only four restaurants on its two block main street, Dorset has the title of “Restaurant … Continue reading
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They’ll Be Back! Recognizing Vacation Milestones
On August 3, 2013, I enjoyed speaking again at Itasca State Park’s Brower Visitor Center as part of the Presenter Under the Pines Series. My talk included slides of early tourism in and around Itasca Park. I was happy to … Continue reading
Chase on the Lake: Classic Blue Ribbon Resort #2
For the second in a series of blog entries on Classic Blue Ribbon Resort, I have selected Chase on the Lake (click here for the definition, then click the back arrow to return). When the New Chase Hotel was built on … Continue reading
Remembering the CCC
This year the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) celebrated its 80th anniversary. It began in 1933 when it was signed into law by Franklin D. Roosevelt as part of the Federal Government’s effort to raise the economy from the depths of … Continue reading
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Burntside Lodge: Classic Blue Ribbon Resort #1
Highlighting Early Resorts: As my book, The Early Resorts of Minnesota, reaches a larger audience and my website blogs accumulate, I am adding a special blog feature called “Classic Blue Ribbon Resorts.” A Classic Blue Ribbon Resort will be defined … Continue reading
The 2013 Governor’s Fishing Opener
The 66th Minnesota Governor’s Fishing Opener at Park Rapids celebrated the beginning of the 2013 tourist season on May 10. It is now history, and will go down as unique because of ice covering the major lakes in the northern … Continue reading
The Floating Hotels
The first quarter of the nineteenth century found the citizens of the United States busy clearing land, building structures, and expanding the western frontier. Half the country was considered wilderness. There was little opportunity or means for citizens to travel … Continue reading