So you think you’re a Minnesotan?

150 things to do in Minnesota:
Now that summer is half way over, we hope that you have had time to experience some of the many activities that we have here in Minnesota! Here are ten more things to add to your list of things to do with the weeks left of summer!
110. Canoe down a [...]

County of the week – Brown County

Brown County
http://www.co.brown.mn.us
Founded: 20 February 1855
History:
• The county was named for Joseph Renshaw Brown who came to Minnesota in 1819
• On February 18, 1856, the Territorial Legislature declared Brown County an organized county and established New Ulm as the county seat.
• Germans populated most of the earliest settlement however, the Norwegians discovered the beautiful lake county [...]

County of the week

 
Blue Earth County
http://www.co.blue-earth.mn.us
History:
• Founded March 5, 1853
Location and Major towns:
• Located in southern Minnesota
Ancestry:
• Top 5 are:
o German
o Norwegian
o Irish
o English
o Swedish
• Blue Earth became home to many different ethnic immigrants and Yankee settlers.
• Cities: Amboy, Cambria, Eagle Lake, Garden City, Good Thunder, Judson, Lake Crystal, Madison Lake, Mankato, Mapleton, Minnesota Lake, North Mankato, Pemberton, [...]

So you think you’re a Minnesotan?

Minnesota is full of things to do! Here are ten more exciting activities to partake in during the warm summer days and cool summer nights in Minnesota!

120. Visit Judy Garland’s (Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz) birth place in Grand Rapids
119. Sit and listen to a rainstorm with loved ones
118. Dine at Mickey’s diner in [...]

Wahkon, Minnesota celebrates its Centennial!

Hi — greetings from Jane Leonard, Sesquicentennial Executive Director. I just returned tonight from Wahkon, MN, the community I consider my hometown. Wahkon is celebrating its Centennial this summer and the big event is next month, August 17-19, 2007, with fireworks, parade and an all-around good time planned.

The picture you see is of my niece [...]

So you think you’re a Minnesotan?

150 things to do in Minnesota

 Thanks to those of you who added one of your own favorite activities in Minnesota. Here are another ten, be sure to try at least one of them this week or weekend!
130. Four wheel up in the Iron Range
129. See if you can catch a walleye on one of the 10,000 [...]

County of the week – Becker

Here is another county worth visiting!! The county that WE Fest is held in, a weekend of country music and camping!!
Becker County:
http://www.co.becker.mn.us/history/history.html
Founded: 18 March 1858.
History: Named after Brigadier General George Loomis Becker, a lawyer and politician.
Major Industries: Agriculture, tourism, fishing.
Population: 30,000 in 2000
Major towns: Audubon, Callaway, Detroit Lakes, Frazee, Lake Park, Ogema, Pine Point, Wolf [...]

Big Stone County
http://www.bigstonecounty.org
Founded: 20 February 1862
History:
• Named after Big Stone Lake. The name was a translation of a Sioux name for the outcrops of granite and gneiss found in the Minnesota Valley nearby.
Evidence of recent prehistoric occupancy of Big Stone County by an Indian-like race abound. Following the Indian outbreak, western Minnesota was practically deserted, [...]

County of the week – Benton County

Here is another interesting county, check out the facts, and add any that you know of! 
Benton County
http://www.co.benton.mn.us
Founded: 27 October 1849
History:
• Named after Thomas Hart Benton, a U.S. Senator from Missouri, who lived from 1821 to 1851
• Fur trading and lumbering first drew settlers to the County.
Major Industries: Agriculture, services, granite mining, non-durable goods,
  manufacturing, retail, [...]

Hot Dish versus Casserole

Bryan brings up a great issue below. Is it hot dish or casserole? We wanted to go to the experts to find out. Please let us know what you think.

  Hot dish or casserole – which do you use?
  1) Hot dish
2) Casserole
 
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