City: The Palls of St. Anthony in Minneapolis (St. Paul: Minnesota Historical Society, 1966); Joseph Stipanovich, City of Lakes: ... 1966); Karen Mason and Carol Lacey, Women's History Tour of the Twin Cities (Minneapolis: Nodin Press, ...
Describes the history and culture of Minnesota, surveys the state's sights and attractions, and suggests tours through the state
The WPA Guide to the Minnesota Arrowhead Country, first published in 1941, offers a lively and detailed introduction to the northeastern part of the state, long famed for the breathtaking beauty of its landscape, the colorful variety of its ...
Four beautiful lakes lie within its limits, and more than 100 resorts are within short driving distance. An artistic BRIDGE in the heart of ... Grand Rapids is at the junction with US 169 (see Tour 3). Right from Grand Rapids on State ...
The job of rounding up enough writers to create The WPA Guide to Minnesota fell to Dr. Mabel Ulrich, a well-educated, no-nonsense woman who was a physician, a public health advocate, a bookstore owner, and a writer. In the fall of 1935, ...
Nearly three dozen essays highlight Iowa's demography, economy, and culture but the heart of the book is a detailed traveler's guide, organized as seventeen different tours, that directs the reader to communities of particual social and ...
The American Guide series consists of individual guides to each of the states. Little-known authors—many of whom would later become celebrated literary figures—were commissioned to write these important books.
A historical travel guide, produced by the Works Progress Administration, furnishes a lively snapshot of 1930s Wisconsin, offering essays on the Badger State's history, architecture, arts, folklore, geology, industry, and people, as well as ...
that was Sold Out,” McClure's Magazine, January, 1903, http://minnesotalegalhistoryproject.org /assets/Steffens-%20Shame%20of%20Mpls.pdf. 17. Federal Writers' Project, The WPA Guide to Minnesota, 159. 18. “Flour Milling,” St. Anthony ...
Rath, Jay. 1998. The M-Files: True Reports of Minnesota's Unexplained Phenomena. Madison, Wisconsin: Wisconsin Trails. Ringsak, Russ, and Remick, Denise. 2003. ... New York: Simon & Schuster. Stonehouse, Frederick. 2000.
TEN MILE, 9.4 m. (681 alt., 9 pop.), probably so named because it was ten miles from Flournoy, is a former pioneer settlement in the Lookingglass Valley. Ten Mile Valley, drained by Ten Mile and the Olalla Creeks, was first settled ...