Minnesota Curiosities, 2nd: Quirky Characters, Roadside Oddities & Other Offbeat Stuff (Curiosities Series) [Paperback]

Russ Ringsak (Author), Denise Remick (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 2007 | Series: Curiosities Series

Even longtime residents of the Twin Cities may be surprised to discover the No Wake Cafe situated on a Mississippi barge, and to learn how Princess Kay of the Milky Way gets sculpted in butter.

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From the Back Cover

Your round-trip ticket to the wildest, wackiest, most outrageous people, places, and things the North Star State has to offer!

Visit an art gallery of underground graffiti; an eight-story-tall Iron Man sculpture; and some beautifully designed, no-real-name-for-them architectural oddities.

Meet an artistic, creature-creating welder; a fast-thinking curator of a fishing museum; and a cow-figurine-collecting newspaper editor.

Discover the fun of constructing a bookcase-turned coffin for who-knows-when; traveling an uphill road that goes downhill; and drinking wiggly-army-worm wine—it’ll make your head spin.

Whether you’re a born-and-raised Minnesotan or a recent transplant, authors Russ Ringsak and Denise Remick will have you laughing out loud as they introduce you to the neighbors you never knew you had and take you to places you never knew existed—right in your own backyard!

About the Author

St. Paul, Minnesota, resident Russ Ringsak has been with PRI's "A Prairie Home Companion" since 1974. When he's not backstage writing up Garrison Keillor's rundown, he can be found behind the wheel of the 48-foot semi-trailer hauling the radio show's equipment between venues. Denise Remick is a freelance researcher and production artist.

Product Details

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Globe Pequot; 2nd edition (January 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0762741074
• ISBN-13: 978-0762741076
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,211,577 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars minnesota curiosities, April 6, 2009

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This review is from: Minnesota Curiosities, 2nd: Quirky Characters, Roadside Oddities & Other Offbeat Stuff (Curiosities Series) (Paperback)

This book gave us lots of ideas on where to go to see some odd things when we go visit Minnesota this summer. The book was brand new looking and had great photos in it.