Tag: Minnesota
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This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger
Combination of ‘Huckleberry Fin’ and ‘The Wizard of Oz’ – ‘This Tender Land’ offers a river odyssey set in a Minnesota that is part real and part imagined. Odie – short for the famous Greek traveler Odysseus – is a storyteller. This skill helps him get through the long hours of solitary confinement where he…
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An Evening with Juan Gils
There’s nothing better on a cold, winter evening in Minnesota than to sit down with some good friends, some good food and some good wine! I had that opportunity this week at an event hosted by Wine Republic in Excelsior that featured the wines of Juan Gil Winery of Spain. I must confess my knowledge…
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Sled Dog Sundays at Birch’s on the Lake
I love winter. I love to head out after a good breakfast and snowshoe in the woods or go cross-country skiing. Unfortunately, this year Minnesota has had a fair bit of cold but very little snow. What’s a winter-loving gal to do? When winter has gone to the dogs then it’s time to well, go…
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