You Know You're in Minnesota When. : 101 Quintessential Places, People, Events, Customs, Lingo, and Eats of the North Star State

Thorkelson, Berit

ISBN 10: 0762738952 / ISBN 13: 9780762738953

Published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated, 2006

About this Item

Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: You Know You're in Minnesota When. : 101 Quintessential Places, People, Events, Customs, Lingo, and Eats of the North Star State
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0762738952
• ISBN 13: 9780762738953
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Good
• Weight: 0.441 pounds

About this title

Synopsis

Many worry that these United States are becoming to much like each other -- but Minnesotans know differently. Fun for all ages, this trivia-cum-brag-book highlights and celebrates the North Star State''s different traditions, fashions, cuisine, and history with humor.

For example, you''ll know you''re in Minnesota when...
>You drink your coffee light and often
>You know buy alcohol from an onsale or an offsale
>The mosquito is the real state bird
>You know the sport ringette
>You can jump from one bank of the Mississippi River to the other
>Supporting the Green Bay Packers is treason
>Lefse is a holiday staple
>You bowl with a frozen turkey
>Betty Crocker is a considered a local
>Sweatshirts are the unofficial uniform

About the Author

Minnesota native Berit Thorkelson specializes in Midwestern travel. Her writing has appeared in the Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune, the Chicago Tribune, and Midwest Living magazine.