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<p>Only in Minnesota can you snap a Polaroid of a fifty-five-foot-tall grinning green man with a size seventy-eight shoe or marvel at the spunk of a Swede who dedicated his life to spinning a gigantic ball of twine. The world's largest hockey stick, as well as the biggest pelican, prairie chicken, turkey, fish, otter, fox, and loon also make Minnesota their home. Where else can you ponder the mysterious miracle meat of Spam in a museum dedicated to pork products, or have your head examined by the phrenology machines at the Museum of Questionable Medical Devices? <P> <i>Minnesota Marvels</i> is a tour of the inspired, bizarre, sometimes gruesome, brilliant, scandalous, and funny sites around the state. Look up in wonder at the several Paul Bunyan statues, including the original (Bemidji), the tallest (Akeley), and the largest talking version (Brainerd). Ease on down the road to visit the first home of the heel-tapping native of Grand Rapids, Judy Garland, or walk the main street of Sauk Centre immortalized by native son Sinclair Lewis. See the birthplaces of Charles Lindbergh, the Mayo brothers, the Greyhound bus, the snowmobile, and the ice-cream sandwich. <P> Minnesota is also the

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Author

Eric Dregni Dregni

Publisher

Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press

Published

2001

Language

EN

ISBN

9781299913677

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Travel, History, Humanities

Rating

3.8 / 5 (10 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14