Category Archives: Places to Go

Around Minneapolis

Posted on September 25, 2014 by Roger

Nicollet Mall I spotted this Dahl Violin Shop sign on the back wall of an old building down the alley across from the Hilton Minneapolis (in the background). When I walked back to get this photo, a policeman was checking … Continue reading →

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Loring Park

Posted on September 25, 2014 by Roger

On my walk back to my hotel from the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden, I crossed the Irene Hixon Whitney Bridge, strolled through Loring Park and cut through the Loring Greenway.

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Spoonbridge and Cherry

Posted on September 25, 2014 by Roger

I had a couple hours between booth set up and dinner on Thursday afternoon to see everything there was to see in Minneapolis. I wandered about a mile to the Minnesota Sculpture Garden. The center attraction of the garden is … Continue reading →

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Norske Nook

Posted on September 25, 2014 by Roger

I traveled to Minneapolis for a conference. I drove up by myself in a rented Dodge Avenger. I stopped on the way in Osseo, Wisconsin at the Norske Nook restaurant for lunch and pie.     I ordered a bacon … Continue reading →

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Elgin Public Museum

Posted on August 22, 2014 by Roger

This museum was built in 1906 to display the natural history collection of G.P. Lord. I don’t think a thing has been changed since, which is what gives the museum its charm. It isn’t large and in fact, as far … Continue reading →

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