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Fascinating scraps of Minnesota iron mining history are still visible at Hill Annex Mine State Park

Posted onAugust 18, 2019March 5, 2021Leave a comment

Hill Annex Mine State Park preserves northern Minnesota iron mining history. Park tours show visitors part of a former open pit iron ore mine, complete with vintage buildings and equipment. But go see it now. Read More …

CategoriesMinnesota, USATagsMinnesota state parks, museums, National Register of Historic Places

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Get inspired at the Plains Art Museum in Fargo, North Dakota

Posted onJuly 14, 2019March 5, 20212 Comments

Fargo, North Dakota, may seem far from the center of the art world, but the Plains Art Museum presents a wide range of contemporary artwork filled with meaning and beauty. It’s a museum deeply connected Read More …

CategoriesNorth Dakota, USATagsmuseums, Native America

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More than Graceland: Great things to do in Memphis

Posted onMay 22, 2019May 5, 202110 Comments

Think Memphis, Tennessee, is just Graceland? Then you’ll be pleasantly surprised by the wide variety of great things to do in Memphis!

CategoriesTennessee, USATagsmuseums

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Discover the blues at the Memphis Blues Hall of Fame

Posted onMay 7, 2019May 5, 202110 Comments

The Memphis Blues Hall of Fame celebrates, preserves, and supports blues music. In the Hall of Fame’s Blues Museum, visitors are introduced to some of the most significant people and moments in blues history.

CategoriesTennessee, USATagsmuseums

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Yua at the Heard: See Yup’ik masks and Matisse in Phoenix

Posted onJanuary 1, 2019May 5, 20212 Comments

January is your last chance to see Yua: Henri Matisse and the Inner Arctic Spirit, a stunning exhibit of historic Alaskan Yup’ik masks and Matisse drawings influenced by them, at the Heard Museum in Phoenix, Read More …

CategoriesAlaska, Arizona, Phoenix, USATagsmuseums, Native America, traditional culture

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Art necklaces inspired by Canadian women in Traverse City Michigan

Posted onDecember 6, 2018May 19, 2021Leave a comment

The Dennos Museum in Traverse City Michigan hosted Homage: Inspired by Outstanding Canadian Women featuring art necklaces by Canadian jeweler Donald Stuart. Homage: Inspired by Outstanding Canadian Women Most Americans probably struggle to name even Read More …

CategoriesCanada, Michigan, USATagsmuseums

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Something for everyone at the best Phoenix art museums

Posted onOctober 3, 2018December 14, 202110 Comments

While it might surprise visitors, Phoenix, Arizona, is filled with art. In a region with so many galleries, art fairs, studios, and museums, it can be hard to know where to look! To help you Read More …

CategoriesArizona, Phoenix, USATagsmuseums

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Hopi pottery masterworks at Western Spirit, Scottsdale, Arizona

Posted onMarch 5, 2018March 3, 202110 Comments

Western Spirit, Scottsdale’s Museum of the West, highlighted masterworks by Native American artists of the past and present in 2018 exhibits featuring Hopi pottery and a few katsina dolls.

CategoriesArizona, Phoenix, USATagsmuseums, Native America

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Music and magic at the Satie museum, Honfleur, France

Posted onOctober 17, 2017March 10, 20216 Comments

From the street, the Satie House and Museum (Les Maisons Satie) in Honfleur, France, looks like any other half-timbered medieval house in the city. However, step inside and you’ll discover a dreamlike world set to Read More …

CategoriesEurope, FranceTagsmuseums

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Wander Monet’s gardens and more, Giverny, France

Posted onJuly 20, 2017June 15, 202113 Comments

Claude Monet’s gardens and home in Giverny, France, offer a peek into the famous Impressionist painter’s world. Some links in this post may be affiliate links that pay me a small commission if you use Read More …

CategoriesEurope, FranceTagsgardens, museums

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Exploring Minnesota State Parks

Exploring Minnesota State Parks

Minnesota has 76 state parks and recreation areas, with the largest concentration in the exceptionally scenic northeastern part of the state. However, there are scenic areas throughout Minnesota and Read More ...

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