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(0)Eric Dregni
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Language
English
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Description
Explores Minnesota's Scandinavian roots, tracing the arrival of Swedish, Norwegian, and Danish immigrants to Minnesota, and how their desires for better lives for their children manifested in traditions, foods, and institutions that still exist for their descendants.
Author
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
221 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"A celebration of the sport in the land of 10,000 lakes and beyond, where the fish fry is a near-holy Friday ritual, the running of smelt heralds spring, and a village of ice-fishing huts springs up on every frozen lake, this irresistible book tells the full story from trivia to sacred tradition. Eric Dregni, who has entertained countless readers with enlightening tales of Midwest marvels, here shows his considerable skills as a raconteur and cultural...
Author
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
170 pages ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
Welcome! Benvenuti! Its summertime in northern Minnesota and a bus full of kids is about to arrive at the Italian Concordia Language Village, better known as camp. Inexplicably the chief lifeguard has chosen this moment to conduct a {28}missing villager drill,
Author
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Language
English
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Description
Provides a history of Minnetonka, Minnesota, from its indigenous roots, to its establishment 1852, to becoming a popular vacation destination for wealthy Minnesotans who came to enjoy Lake Minnetonka. Recounts colorful stories of famous inhabitants and its evolution into the modern era. Includes black-and-white photographs.
Author
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
179 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"Eric Dregni takes his son on a return trip to Norway--the country where he was born fifteen years earlier--to investigate whether it really is the happiest country on Earth"--
Norway is usually near or at the top of the World Happiness Report. But is it really one of the happiest countries on Earth? Eric Dregni had his doubts. Years ago he and his wife had lived in this country his great-great-grandfather once fled. When their son Eilif was born...
Author
Publisher
Motorbooks, an imprint of the Quarto Group
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
191 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
"The Impossible Road Trip explores the roadside of all of America's 50 states, recalling the golden age of car travel with histories and color photos of iconic roadside attractions, as well as specially commissioned maps."--
Author
Pub. Date
2006
Physical Desc
128 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Enjoy a (slow) spin around the old rink in the only history of the world-famous Zamboni ice resurfacer...now available in an updated edition to celebrate the 70th birthday of these iconic machines!
Until 1949, resurfacing an ice rink required an ungainly tractor-pulled shaver followed by three or four workers scooping away the shavings and then spraying and squeegeeing water. The process-including the refreezing-took more than an hour, as skaters...
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Series
Publisher
The History Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (126 pages) : illustrations
Language
English
Description
The William Marvy Company's barber poles, encased swirls of red and blue above a rounded stainless-steel base, hang on street corners around the country. The company began creating the vibrant signposts in St. Paul three generations ago. Modern versions of the bloody rags used by surgeon-barbers in the Middle Ages, barber poles are well-known icons, but the Marvy family story is largely unknown. From his humble beginnings as the son of a Latvian émigré...
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Publisher
Minnesota Historical Society Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
146 pages : black and white illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
"Photographer Fred Case was on the scene in the Twin Cities during the 1970s whenever the top rock and blues musicians came through town. In *When the Stones Came to Town,* Case recollects witnessing, photographing, and occasionally getting to know these music icons and gives readers an up-close-and-personal look at the rock 'n' roll lifestyle. These photos, many of them never seen before in print, highlight the vibrant music scene of the Twin Cities...