Oddball Minnesota: A Guide to Some Really Strange Places

Land of the world's largest prairie chicken, birthplace of Spam, and home of the world's oldest rock, this is Minnesota, where summers are short, winters are long, and back-road wonders abound. This entertaining guide wastes no time with descriptions of scenic lakes, pristine bike trails, or quaint caf s. Instead it directs travelers (and residents) to the spot where Tiny Tim strummed his last notes on the ukulele; to the Cold Spring chapel where two grasshoppers bow down to the Virgin Mary; and to the McLeod County Museum, where the mummy on display could be from Peru or outer space. While ordinary tourists are fighting off mosquitoes in the Boundary Waters, oddball travelers can size up the world's largest ear of corn and admire the fourth Zamboni ever built. And one last thing: there aren't 10,000 lakes in Minnesota; there are 14,215. For travelers who are in search of the unusual, there is no better reason to park the bike and hiking boots in the garage, fill up the gas tank, and hit the road to Minnesota, where weirdness awaits.


Author: Jerome Pohlen
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
Published: 04/01/2003
Pages: 244
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.66lbs
Size: 8.62h x 5.54w x 0.55d
ISBN13: 9781556524783
ISBN10: 1556524781
BISAC Categories:
- Travel | United States | Midwest | General

About the Author
Jerome Pohlen is the author of Oddball Illinois, Oddball Indiana, Oddball Wisconsin, and Oddball Colorado. He has researched 43 states for his Oddball travel series and is a regular travel commentator for 848 on WBEZ, the Chicago affiliate of National Public Radio. He lives in Chicago.