Tagged With "Duluth Minnesota"
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Re: Gumbo's Pic of the Day, March 26, 2015: Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range 2-8-8-4 "Yellowstone" #229, Two Harbors, Minnesota
I've seen that locomotive and it's H-U-G-E! Hard to appreciate how massive from any photos. Thanks for sharing these and reminding me when machines were still built like, well, machines!
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Re: Gumbo's Pic of the Day, March 26, 2015: Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range 2-8-8-4 "Yellowstone" #229, Two Harbors, Minnesota
Hi Garry and DrFumblefinger DrFumblefinger, thank you for sharing your thoughts. I'm glad you enjoyed this POD. Garry, your story is so funny yet so true. It sounds like my wife and your wife have very much in common and would probably get along great. These machines are just so amazing, I too could admire them for quite a long time. What can I say...maybe it's a guy thing... boys and their toys, and all that. Hopefully one day you and I will be able to meet, ditch our wives, and go check...
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Re: Gumbo's Pic of the Day, March 26, 2015: Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range 2-8-8-4 "Yellowstone" #229, Two Harbors, Minnesota
I know just what you mean Ottoman ! How can an intelligent person look at huge model train layout and just say : "Ok - what does it do ?" Like casting pearls before swine ! Like getting your 15 seconds viewing the Mona Lisa and just taking photos. Like watching the Space Station pass across the sky like a huge sparkling jewel. "Yes - I know it's the same every time - but it's an amazing piece of..... doesn't matter.."
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Re: December 8, 2016: Enger Park, Duluth, Minnesota
Hi Garry Sorry for the late response to your comment regarding Enger Park in Duluth Minnesota. I must admit it really is a piece of paradise, and somewhat of a hidden gem, for although most locals know about this beautiful park, many visitors to Duluth have no clue of its existence. I found out about Enger Park a few months ago just by chance. En route to work one morning, my friendly bus driver and I were having our daily morning banter when I mentioned that I was going to Duluth, to which...
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Museum now offers to Spam you virtually
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Water Lover? Head to Minnesota, the Land of 10,000 Lakes
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Hazelwood Lake, Ontario
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Northern Lights season coming up
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Green Giant statue, Blue Earth, Minnesota
DrFumblefinger visits a statue of the Jolly Green Giant in the small prairie town of Blue Earth.
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The Spam Museum, Austin, Minnesota
DrFumblefinger visits the very enjoyable Spam Museum in the small Minnesota city that is home to the Hormel company.
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United Airlines adds Colorado bus stops
United Airlines is taking a new tack to serving popular Colorado destinations that don't have air service with a dedicated bus connection.
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Central Lutheran Church, Minneapolis
A 20th century center-city church blends elements of the 19th and 21st in its building and decor.
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Minneapolis: A Down Payment on Black History
In Minneapolis a new and much-too-small museum puts a big emphasis on the communities that built Minnesota's African-American heritage and culture.
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Planters offers nights in the Nutmobile
You'd have to be nuts (sorry!) to pass up this opportunity: two nights in the Planters Nutmobile, plus $1500 for travel and a variety of other peanut-themed swag. And the cost is peanuts. No, really: there's a $3.59 rental charge for the lucky winner, based on the price of a jar of Planters peanuts. You can register to win at a special website at mrpeanutinanutshell.com . The Nutmobile, a 26-foot RV with bed, couches, flat-screen TV and other amenities with peanut themes, is fully equipped...
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Philadelphia Museum of Art: Tasting a Vast Collection
Stephanie Kalina-Metzger shows us how rich and varied are this major museum's collections
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Canadian Pacific, Amtrak plan more service
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Minnesota ice road: $250 toll
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AA throws a 'Landline' to Atlantic City, Allentown
American Airlines is working with a bus operator to provide seamless services to two small airports within reach of Philadelphia.
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Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden and Bird Sanctuary, Minneapolis
Marilyn Jones visits a garden In the heart of the city, created a hundred years ago to preserve native flora as the city grew
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Minnesota Zoo gets its own 'High Line'
The Twin Cities-area zoo is turning an abandoned monorail ride into a new view into nature.
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All-Terrain Wheelchairs open park access
Wheelchairs with tracks open up access to many new recreation destinations in several states
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Judy Garland Museum, Minnesota
Marilyn visits a small museum that explores the life and career of one of America's best-remembered performers
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AA's Landline now more like a flight
American's 'bus flights' from two airports will no longer require two security checks
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Minnesota Zoo opens 'Treetops Trail'
Reusing and extending a former monorail route, the zoo now has the world's longest elevated pedestrian path
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U.S. ski resort giant takes a bite of Australia
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Jolly Green Giant, Minnesota
Samantha shares pictures of the Jolly Green Giant statue in Blue Earth, Minnesota while on a recent trip through the Mid-West.
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Spoonbridge and Cherry, Minneapolis
Samantha shares some pictures she took while checking out the Spoonbridge and Cherry sculpture in Minneapolis
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The Spirit of St. Louis, Washington DC
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Welcome to Iowa
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