Finding Minnesota: The Candy In Kandiyohi County
As we travel around Minnesota, it's nice to find some sweet little surprises. For example, you could say Mr. B Chocolates in Willmar puts the "candy" in Kandiyohi County.
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As we travel around Minnesota, it's nice to find some sweet little surprises. For example, you could say Mr. B Chocolates in Willmar puts the "candy" in Kandiyohi County.
At a time when most drivers become more cautious and more attentive to their brakes, there are others who prefer to hit the gas. They're the ones who create race tracks on frozen lakes so they can take slippery turns over and over again.
The element of surprise is part of any drama or comedy at the theater, but what's unusual is when the performers on stage are surprised and unaware of what's happening next.
With more than 10,000 lakes, Minnesota has thousands of lakeside bars and restaurants. This time of year, though, there's a bar in west-central Minnesota that's actually on a lake. It's known as Hillbillies Ice Hole, and it's on the northern end of Lake Lida, about 300 yards from the public access point.
Hotel chains provide a lot of options for those vacationing in Minnesota, but many people prefer the Northwoods-style lodges with unique local features.
A few nights from now, many of us will raise a glass and toast the arrival of 2014. Few places in Minnesota have welcomed as many new years as a bar in North St. Paul.
If all you see outside now are lifeless fields of brown and white, you're not looking closely enough. Naturalist Matt Schuth is ready to lead dozens of visitors on a long walk through the woods at the Arboretum on Nov. 28.
Santa Claus is well-known for making house calls on Christmas Eve, but there's one Minnesota neighborhood where Santa greets kids for an entire month. He has a homemade workshop in Kelley Archer's front yard at 4124 Elmwood Circle in St. Bonifacius.
If you're into huge holiday lights displays, there's a new one in Minnesota that's worth a road trip. It's already one of the brightest in the state in just its second year.
Knowing how to yodel is not required when you visit Biwabik, but you might be inspired to try. It's a Northwoods town with a Bavarian personality.
A night at the theater often means driving to the city for shows at the Ordway, Guthrie or Orpheum. But one couple has been keeping the suburbs entertained for more than five years.
You might think things would get a little lonely in a place where you can count every resident on one hand. However, Minnesota's smallest city, Funkley, population 5 in the 2010 census, does get quite a few visitors.
Sometimes a simple gesture can be so inspiring, it leads to something bigger than anyone expected. That's what we found in central Minnesota. A few years ago, people chipped in to put a few winter wreaths on the graves at the State Veterans Cemetery near Little Falls.
Blaze orange becomes the unofficial state color on Saturday, Nov. 9. You'll see it throughout the state as men, women and children take part in Minnesota's deer hunting opener.
Before a movie starts, you'll see ads on the screen and previews of coming attractions, but it's an old-time attraction drawing customers to one Twin Cities theater.
