Getting to Know Paul Bunyan
In my non-exhaustive research, it appears that Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota, Maine, and even California all claim the legend of Paul Bunyan.
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Traveling with PugsleyTonks
Traveling with PugsleyTonks is about the pursuit of that little slice of Americana. It's not big name or high-cost tourism. PugsleyTonks likes to find that little known tourist trap…that diamond in the rough attraction…the hole in the wall restaurant…or the special dive bar serving PBR. So, please come and join me in my search for Americana. All are welcome and its really just good, clean travel fun. PT
My Quest to Angle Inlet
The best distinction of the “Angle” is that the area is completely cut off and separated from the rest of Minnesota.
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Global Announcement
Jacqueline Michaeh Grimm; born July 2, 2025. Love you. Grumpus
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Everything Has a Festival
To be honest, the deep fried testicles did not have all that much flavor…nor were they offensive…nor did they taste like chicken.
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Happy Birthday Cole Porter
If being the Circus Capital of the World was not enough fame for the small town of Peru, Cole Porter also happened to grow up there.
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CHALLENGE Answered
If you know a shred of baseball history, you should be able to identify one of baseball’s greatest legends…
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CHALLENGE – Where is PT?
Where is PT?
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The Mighty Mississippi
The native American chief of the Ojibwe tribe, Ozawindib, led this group of 30 clueless white men to the origins of the river. Therefore, Mr. Schoolcraft could now claim he discovered this wonderful fact that the natives knew for several hundred years.
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Pre-Post Teaser – Name those Waterways
You must go 2-for-2. A 50% is not considered passing.
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Merry-Go-Rounds?
When I was a very young father, my daughter and I were almost killed on an out of control Thomas the Tank Engine ride.
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