Nebraska (NE)

Nebraska State Flag

 

"Cornhusker State"

"Bug Eaters", "Cornhuskers", "The Tree Planter State" and "Tree Planters" 

Why visit Nebraska?

Travelers seeking an Old West destination to enjoy agate fossil beds, biking, birdwatching, boating, chimney rocks, fishing, canoeing, golf, hiking, historic structures, hunting, indie music, kayaking, museums, prairie farmland, rodeos, small towns and wildlife. 

Crawford, NE. Photo Credit: Thomas Fields/Unsplash

At a Glance

• Capital: Lincoln
• State Bird: Western Meadowlark
• State Dessert: None
• State Flower: Goldenrod
• State Gemstone: Blue Chalcedony 
• State Mammal: White Tailed Deer
• State Rock: Prairie Agate 

“Sometimes dreams are wiser than waking.” ~ John G Neihardt

Fremont, NE. Photo Credit:  David Mark/Pixabay 

Fun Facts

• The only state in the country with a nonpartisan and one-house legislature.
  
• A major producer of beef, corn (maize), pork, sorghum and soybeans.
  
• One of our nation's top ten producers of honey.
  
• Has the world's largest train yard, Union Pacific's Bailey Yard (North Platte). 
  
• Created in his mother's kitchen (Hastings), Edwin Perkins (1889-1961) invented the classic childhood powder drink Kool-Aid (1927) from a liquid concentrate, Fruit Smack.
  
• The only state in our country where all electric utilities are publicly owned.
• There are more than 500 Historical Markers throughout the state.
• Features 87 State Parks.

Thank You!

• Spotlight Celebrities: Daniel Lawrence Whitney "Larry the Cable Guy" (Actor), Fred Astaire (Actor), Gabrielle Union (Actress), Hilary Swank (Actress), Malcolm Little "Malcolm X" (Activist), Marg Helgenberger (Actress), Marlon Brando (Actor), Swoosie Kurtz (Actress) and Warren Buffett (Investor), just to name a few.
• Movies to Inspire You: Balls Out: Gary the Tennis Coach (2009), Boys Don't Cry (1999), Children of the Corn (1999), Election (1999), Heaven Is for Real (2014), Mr Woodcock (2007), Nebraska (2013), Night of the Twisters (1996) and Peacock (2010), just to name a few.
• Reads Set in Nebraska: A Guide to the Ghosts of Lincoln (written  by Alan Boye), History of Nebraska (written by James C. Olson), Local Wonders (written by Ted Kooser), Nebraska Folklore (written by Louise Pound), Nebraska Moments (written by Donald R Hickey), One of Ours (written by Willa Cather), just to name a few.

“Is not the sky a father and the earth a mother, and are not all living things with feet or wings or roots their children?” ~ John G Neihardt

Scottsbluff, NE. Photo Credit:  pirndom/Pixabay 

Good to Know

• Expect long commutes between destinations.
• More than 500,000 Sandhill Cranes are seen (March-early April) in the Platte River Valley annually.
  
• Native Americans Tribes Omaha, Ponca, Santee Sioux and Winnebago invited visitors  onto Indian Reservations for Powwows.
  
• Wilber is referred to as the National Czech Capitol.
  
• Sandhill Cranes are protected.
  
• Beware of rattlesnakes in grassy areas.
• Along Interstate 80, the time zone changes from Central and Mountain Time between Sutherland and Paxton Exit.
  

Subject to blizzards, heatwaves, snowstorms, thunderstorms and tornadoes.

• Best Time to Visit: Late May - October
• Coldest Month: January
• Hottest Month: July
• Peak Season: June - August

"Poetry is indeed the supreme form of human expression." ~ John G Neihardt

Nebraska Prairie. Photo Credit: David Mark/Pixabay 

Your Must-See & Do

• Historical Sites: Chimney Rock Museum, Fort Robinson History Center, John G. Neihardt  State Historic Site, Neligh Mill State Historic Site, Senator George Norris State Historic Site, Thomas P Kennard State Historic Site and Willa Cather State Historic Site.
• Museums: Alliance Knight Museum, Bemis Center For Contemporary Arts, Chimney Rock Museum, Civil War Veterans Museum, Clarkson Historical Museum, Edgerton Explorit Center, El Museo Latino, Florence Mill, Fort Robinson Museum & History Center, Frank H Woods Telephone Museum, General Crook House Museum, George Norris Home, Great Plains Art Museum, Great Plains Black History Museum, G.W. Frank Museum of History & Culture, Hastings Museum, Heartland Museum of Military Vehicles, International Quilt Museum, Joslyn Art Museum, Kearney Area Children's Museum, Kregel Windmill Factory Museum, Larsen Tractor Museum, Legacy of the Plains Museum, Lincoln Children's Museum, Lincoln County Historical Museum, MONA, Museum of American Speed, Museum of the Fur Trade, National Museum of Roller Skating, Nebraska Firefighters Museum, Nebraska History Museum, Nebraska Prairie Museum, Omaha Children's Museum, Pioneer Village, Plainsman Museum, Pony Express Station & Museum, Sheldon Museum of Art, Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum, Stuhr Museum, The Archway, The Durham Museum and University of Nebraska State Museum.
• Popular Attractions: Agate Fossil Beds National Monument, Arbor Lodge State Historical Park, Ashfall Fossil Beds State Historical Park, Black Hills, Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge, Borsheims, Branched Oak Lake, Buffalo Bill Ranch, Calamus Reservoir, Carhenge, Classic Car Collection, Cody Park, Eugene T Mahoney State Park, Fort Atkinson State Historical Park, Fort Hartsuff State Historical Park, Fort Kearny State Historical Park, Fort Robinson State Park, Freedom Park, Fun-Plex Waterpark & Rides,Golden Spike Tower, Harlan County Reservoir, Haymarket, Heartland of America Park, Henry Doorly Zoo, Homestead National Monument of America, Island Oasis Water Park, Joslyn Castle, Kenefick Park, Lake McConaughy, Lauritzen Gardens, Lincoln Children's Zoo, Merritt Reservoir, MoPac Trail, Niobrara River Valley, Oak View, Oregon Trail, Platte River Valley, Riverside Discovery Center, Saint Cecilia Cathedral, Scotts Bluff National Monument, Sand Hills, Smith Falls State Park, Smith Lake, Seward County Historical Society, Star City Shores, Sunken Gardens, Suzanne & Walter Scott Aquarium, Westroads Malls and Wildlife Safari Park.
• Popular Cities/Towns to Visit: Aurora, Bellevue, Columbus, Fremont, Grand Island, Hastings, Kearney, Lexington, Norfolk, North Platte, Omaha Papillion, Scottsbluff and Seaward.
• Special Events: (January) Avoca Duck Races, (February) Groundhog Day, (March) Crane Watch Festival, German Smorgasbord, Omaha Film Festival,(April) Annual Country Bluegrass Festival, Arbor Day Celebration, Nebraska Prairie Chicken Festival, NE SciFest, (May) Cinco de Mayo Festival, Country & Western Jamboree, James Arthur Vineyards Renaissance Festival, Jazz on the Green, (June) Buffalo Commons Storytelling Festival, Fort Robinson Intertribal Gathering, Grundlov Fest, International Thespian Festival, Kolach Days, Midsommar Festival, NCAA Men's College World Series, NEBRASKAland Days, Sand in the City, Scandinavian Midsummer Festival,  Shakespeare on the Green, Summer Arts Festival, Taste of Omaha, Testicle Festival, Wahoo Country Music Show, (July) German Fest, John C Fremont Days Festival, Native Omahan Days, Nebraska’s Big Rodeo, Oregon Trail Days, Peabody Hale Fiddle Contest, Railroad Days, Solid Rock Music Fest, Wayne Chicken Show, (August) Capital City Ribfest, Greek Festival, Kool-Aid Days Festival, Lost Creek Music Festival, MAHA Music Festival, National Country Music Festival, Nebraska Balloon & Wine Festival, Nebraska Star Party, Nebraska State Fair, O Comic Con, Omaha Fashion Week, Oregon Trail Wagon Train Bluegrass Festival, Wilber Czech Festival, (September) AppleJack Festival, Big Bottom Blues Festival, Blue Water Blues Festival, Husker Harvest Days,Intertribal Powwow, Miles of Memories Country MusicFest, Omaha Restaurant Week, Omaha SeptemberFest, Sports Car Club of America Solo National Championship, (October) Nebraska Country Music Festival, Oktoberfest, (November) Anime NebrasKon, Holiday Lights Festival,(December) Glories Stream from Heaven Afar and Santa Lucia.

Carhenge, Alliance, NE. Photo Credit: RJA1988/Pixabay 

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Montana (MT)

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"Big Sky Country" and "The Treasure State"

Why visit Montana?

Outdoorsy travelers interested in annual events, camping, cycling, dude ranches, fishing, gambling, ghost towns, hiking, horseback riding, hunting,  lakes, mountains, natural landscape, rivers, rodeos,  skiing, snowmobiling, white-water rafting and wildlife.

Rosia, MT. Photo Credit: Yellow Daisy/Unsplash 

At a Glance

• Capital: Helena
• State Bird: Western Meadowlark
• State Dessert: None
• State Flower: Bitterroot
• State Gemstone: Montana Agate & Sapphire
• State Mammal: Grizzly Bear
• State Rock: None

Fun Facts

• Rivers feed the Gulf of Mexico, Hudson Bay and Pacific Ocean.
  
• Town of Ismay was renamed Joe in honor of former NFL Quarterback, Joe Montana (1993).
  
• The Maiasaura Dinosaur was discovered in Choteau by Jack Horner, Paleontologist (1978).
  
• Has our nation's largest grizzly bear population. Home to federally endangered species: black-footed ferret, least tern, least tern, pallid sturgeon, white sturgeon and whooping crane.
  
• Attracts nearly thirteen million travelers annually between Beartooth Highway, Big Sky Resort, Flathead Lake, Glacier National Park and Yellowstone National Park.
• A hub of beer microbrewing, ranked third in our nation for craft breweries. 
• Headquarters (Livingston) to nonprofit organization, Federation of Fly Fishers. Also, to conservation and pro-hunting organization, Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation (Troy).
  
• Features 7 State Forests and 42 State Parks.

Lake McDonald (Glacier National Park), Flathead County, MT. Photo Credit: skeeze/Pixabay

Thank You!

• Spotlight Celebrities: Dwayne Edwards (Athlete), Jesse Tyler Furgeson (Actor), Kroy Biermann (Athlete), Patrick Duffy (Actor) and Robert Craig Knievel "Evel Knievel" (Stunt Performer), just to name a few.
• Movies to Inspire You: Always (1989), A River Runs Through It (1992), Beethoven 2 (1993), Certain Women (2016),  Dark Money (2018) and The Horse Whisperer (1998), just to name a few.
• Reads Set in Montana: Blind Your Ponies (written by 
  Stanley Gordon West), 
  The Story of Mary MacLane (written by Mary MacLane), This House of Sky: Landscapes of a Western Mind (written by 
  Ivan Doig) and 
  Where the Bluebird Sings to the Lemonade Springs (written by 
  Wallace Stegner), just to name a few.

Bison Road Crossing, MT. Photo Credit: David Hodges/Pixabay 

Good to Know

• Grown in the wilds of forest and mountains, Huckleberries.
  
• Instead of salt, roads are covered with fine gravel and sand during the winter.
  
• A "Blue Ribbon" state for trout fishing.
  
• There are no major league sports franchises in the state, only minor league teams.
  
• Bow/General Hunting Season is for: elk, mule deer, pronghorn antelope and whitetail deer. Random limited draw permits for: bighorn sheep, moose and mountain goats. Spring Hunting Season is for black bears and limitations on bison. There are also limitations on hunting  of mountain lions and wolves.
  
• Does not have a Trauma I Hospital, only Trauma II Hospitals in Billings, Great Falls and Missoula.
  
• Expect long distances between destinations.

Subject to occasional floods, snowstorms and wildfires (mid July- mid September).

• Best Time to Visit: June - August and December - March
• Coldest Month: January
• Hottest Month: July
• Peak Season: July - August

Garnet Ghost Town, Drummond, MT. Photo Credit:  Mike Goad/Pixabay 

Your Must-See & Do

• Historical Sites: Anaconda Smelter Stack, Bannack Historic District, Burton K Wheeler House, Butte–Anaconda Historic District, Camp Disappointment, Charles M Russell House and Studio, Chief Joseph Battleground of Bear's Paw, Chief Plenty Coups Home, Clark Pocket Compass Monument Marker, Connor Battlefield Historic Site, Deer Medicine Rocks, First Peoples Buffalo Jump, Fort Benton Historic District, Fort Connah Site, Fort Union Trading Post, Going-to-the-Sun Road, Goathaunt Bunkhouse, Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site, Great Falls Portage, Great Northern Railway Buildings, Hagen Site, Historic St Mary's Mission, Lake McDonald Lodge, Last Chance Gulch, Lemhi Pass, Lolo Trail, Montana Heritage Commission, Moon-Randolph Homestead, MSU Duck Pond Spring, Nez Perce National Historical Park, Northeast Entrance Station, Original Governor's Mansion, Pass Creek Snowshoe Cabin, Pictograph Cave, Pompey's Pillar, Rankin Ranch, Reeder's Alley, Ringing Rocks, Substation #9, Rosebud Battlefield, Three Forks of the Missouri, Travelers Rest, United States Historic Post Office & Courthouse, Vinegar Jones Cabin, Virginia City Historic District, Wahkpa Chu'gn Archaeological Site, Wolf Mountains Battlefield and Yellow Cliffs of Dover.
• Museums: American Computer & Robotics Museum, Beaverhead County Museum, Big Horn County Museum, Broadwater County Museum, Carbon County Historical Society & Museum, Carter County Museum, Charles M Bair Family Museum, Children's Museum of Montana, C. M. Russell Museum, Conrad Mansion Museum, Custer Battlefield Museum, Fort Peck Interpretive Center, Frontier Montana Museum, Gallatin History Museum, Garden of the Rockies Museum, Glendive Dinosaur & Fossil Museum, Granite County Museum, Heritage Museum, Hockaday Museum of Art, Holter Museum of Art, Holt Heritage Museum, Jefferson County Museum, Livingston Depot Center, Mineral Museum, Miracle of America Museum, Missoula Art Museum, MonDak Heritage Center, Montana Museum of Art & Culture, Montana Historical Society, Montana Natural History Center, Moss Mansion Museum, Museum of Mountain Flying, Museum of the Plains Indian, Museum of the Rockies, Museum of the Yellowstone, Musselshell Valley Historical, National Museum of Forest Service History, Ninepipes Museum of Early Montana, Northwest Montana History Museum, Old Fort Benton, Old Montana Prison Museum, Old Trail Museum, Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art, Piccadilly Museum of Transportation, Range Rider's Museum, Ravalli County Museum, Rocky Mountain Museum, The Historical Museum at Fort Missoula, The History Museum, Two Medicine Dinosaur Center, WaterWorks Art Museum, Western Heritage Center, World Museum of Mining, Yellowstone Art Museum, Yellowstone County Museum and Yellowstone Gateway Museum.
• Popular Attractions: Anaconda Pintler Wilderness, Avalanche Lake, Bannack State Park, Bears Paw Battlefield-Nez Perce National Historical Park, Berkeley Pit Viewing Stand, Big Hole Battlefield, Big Hole National Battlefield, Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area, Big Sky Waterpark, Boiling River, Bridger Range, Cabinet Mountains, Caras Park, Cathedral of Saint Helena, Chief Plenty Coups State Park, Chinook, Cracker Lake, Daly Mansion, Dumas Brothel, Earthquake Lake, First Peoples Buffalo Jump State Park, Garnet Ghost Town, Giant Springs State Park, Glacier National Park, Great Northern Carousel, Grinnell Glacier, Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center, Hell Creek Formation, Iceberg Lake, Jackson Glacier Overlook, Kintla Lake, Kootenai Falls Suspension Bridge, Lewis & Clark Caverns, Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument, Logan Pass, Makoshika State Park, Marias Pass, Medicine Rocks State Park, Mission Mountains, Missouri Headwaters State Park, Montana State Capitol, Mount Oberlin, Mount Sentinel, National Bison Range, Our Lady of the Rockies, Pictograph Cave State Park, Pompeys Pillar, Pryor Mountains, Ptarmigan Tunnel, Red Lodge Mountain, Roosevelt Arch, Sperry Glacier, Swords Park, Saint Mary Lake, Soda Butte Creek, The Granite Mountain Speculator Mine Memorial, The Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center, The Montana Blue Jewel Mine, The Orchard, Travelers' Rest State Park, Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument, West Shore State Park and ZooMontana.
• Popular Cities/Towns to Visit: Anaconda, Billings, Bozeman, Butte, Chico, Elkhorn, Flathead Lake, Fairmont, Great Falls, Helena, Jackson, Joe, Kalispell, Lewistown, Lolo, Missoula, Stevensville, Whitefish and White Sulphur Springs.
• Special Events: (February) Whitefish Winter Carnival, Wild West Winterfest, (March) Flathead Lake Bigfork Brewfest, Frostbite Frenzy, West Yellowstone's World Snowmobile EXPO, Winter Carnival, (April) International Wildlife Film Festival (IWFF), (May) Caddis Festival, Whitewater Festival, (June) American Legion PCRA Rodeo, Bob Marshall Music Festival, Custer’s Last Stand Re-enactment, Dinosaur Festival, Gardiner Annual Rodeo, Govenor's Cup Road Race, Irish Festival, Lewis & Clark Festival, Music in the Mountains, Music on Main, (July) Annual Beartooth Rally, Annual Dino Shindig, Brewfest, Brewgrass Festival, Evel Knievel Days, International Choral Festival, Lame Deer, Montana Folk Festival, North American Indian Days, Polson Main Street Flathead Cherry Festival, Ponyfest Music Festival, Summerfest Along the Yellowstone, (August) Bear Paw Roundup PRCA Rodeo, Brash Rodeo, Cowboy Poetry Gathering & Western Music Rendezvous, Crow Fair & Rodeo, Huckleberry Festival, Julia Louis-Dreyfest, Magic City Blues, McCone County Fair, Montana Beer Festival, Montana's Urban Music Festival, Moonlight MusicFest, River City Roots Festival, Rockin' the Rivers, Sweet Pea Festival, Testy Festy, Travelers’ Rest, Wildlands Music Festival, (September) Great Sheep Drive, Havre Festival Days, Montana Shakespeare in the Parks, Montana State Hemp & Cannabis Festival, North American Indian Alliance Pow Wow, Saco Fun Day, (October) Bridger Raptor Festival and (November) Yellowstone Ski Festival.
• UNESCO World Heritage Sites: Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park

Cowboy, MT. Photo Credit: Clovis/Pixabay

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Missouri (MO)

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"Cave State", "Gateway to the West", "Home of the Blues", "Show Me State", "Mother of the West", "Pennsylvania of the West", "The Bullion State", "The Iron Mountain State", "The Lead State", "The Mother of the West" and "The Ozark State"

Why visit Missouri?

Travelers seeking architecture, boating, breweries, camping, caves, cyclists, fishing, hiking, history, lakes, museums, music, rivers, small towns, theme parks, scenery, waterskiing, water sports and wineries.

"Fame is a vapor, popularity is an accident, riches take wings, those who cheer today may curse tomorrow and only one thing endures character." ~ Harry S Truman

Kansas City, MO. Photo Credit: Jake Heckey/Pixabay 

At a Glance

• Capital: Jefferson City
• State Bird: Bluebird
• State Dessert: Ice Cream Cone
• State Flower: Hawthorn 
• State Gemstone: None
• State Mammal: Missouri Mule 
• State Rock: None

St Louis, MO. Photo Credit: Christy Ash/Unsplash

Fun Facts

• Has more than 7,300 recorded caves throughout the state.
  
• Cathedral Church of the Prince of Peace (Highlandville) accommodates only a congregation of fifteen.
  
• Outlaw Jesse James hid in the Meramec Caverns.
• The Only state in the Union to have two Federal Reserve Banks, Kansas City and St Louis.
  
• Disneyland's Mainstreet USA was designed after Mr Walt Disney's hometown (Marceline).
  
• From the Missouri River to the Pacific Coast, Pony Express was the first mail service in North America.
  
• Measuring 630 feet, Gateway Arch is our country's  tallest man-made monument. 
• Home of the creator, George Washington Carver ("Peanut Man"), Scientist of peanut butter.
• Ranked in the nation for the production of lead (1st), farms (2nd), rice (4th), hogs, soybeans (5th), (6th) and for cattle (7th). 
  
• Kansas City Barbecue Society, the world's largest organization of approximately 17000 Members sanctions around 500 barbecue contests annually.
  
• Headquarters to the world's largest brewery, Anheuser-Busch (St Louis).
• Features 1 National Forest and 48 State Parks.
  

"It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt." ~ Mark Twain

Thank You!

• Spotlight Celebrities: Chuck Berry (Musician), Dick Van Dyke (Actor), Marshall Bruce Mathers III "Emineum" (Musician), Matt Bomer (Actor), Maya Angelou (Poet), Sheryl Suzanne Crow (Musician), Steve Walsh (Musician) and Walter Cronkite (News Anchor), just to mention a few.
• Movies to Inspire You: Escape from New York (1981), Gone Girl (2014), National Lampoon's Vacation (1983), Planes Trains and Automobiles (1987), Truman (1995), Up in the Air (2009), White Palace (1990) and Winter's Bone (2010), just to mention a few.
• Reads Set in Missouri: A Friendship for Today (written by Patricia McKissack), Blue Highways (written by William Least Heat-Moon), Regarding the Fountain (written by Kate Klise), The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (written by Mark Twain) and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (written by Mark Twain), just to mention a few.

"I never sit on a fence. I am either on one side or another." ~ Harry S Truman

Meramec Caverns, Sullivan, MO. Photo Credit: nelcathy/Pixabay 

Good to Know

• Not a coastal beach or mountainous destination.
• Summer months are usually wet.
• On Interstate 70, *55 connects you to the Highway Patrol.
• In January, sit along the lock and dam (near Clarksville) for bald eagle sightings.
  
• Highway 40 and Interstate 64 are one in the same roads.
  
• Nearly extinct, is the Missouri French language a combination of Canadian French and Louisiana Creole French. 
  
• State Law permits bars, billiard parlors, bowling alleys, restaurants (less than 50 people seating) to decide their own smoking policies.
  
• Foliage colors usually peak around mid October (end mid November).

Subject to humidity, severe thunderstorms, snowstorms and tornadoes.

• Best Time to Visit: May - October
• Coldest Months: December - February
• Hottest Months: June - August
• Peak Season: June - August

"Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see." ~ Mark Twain 

Gateway Arch, St Louis, MO. Photo Credit: skeeze/Pixabay 

Your Must-See & Do

• Historical Sites: Anheuser-Busch Brewery, Arrow Rock, George Caleb Bingham House, Louis Bolduc House, Carrington Osage Village Site, Christ Church Cathedral, "Champ" Clark House, Eads Bridge, Joseph Erlanger House, Field House, Fort Osage, Gateway Arch, Goldenrod Showboat, Graham Cave, Scott Joplin Residence, Liberty Memorial, Missouri Botanical Garden, Mutual Musicians Association Building, Patee House, General John J Pershing Boyhood Home, Research Cave, Ste Genevieve Historic District, Sanborn Field & Soil Erosion Plots, Shelley House, Tower Grove Park, Harry S Truman Farm Home, Harry S Truman Historic District, Mark Twain Boyhood Home, Union Station, United States Customhouse & Post Office,  Utz Site, Wainwright Building, Washington University Hilltop Campus Historic District, Watkins Mill, Westminster College Gymnasium, White Haven and Laura Ingalls Wilder House. 
• Museums: Air & Military Museum-Ozarks, Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art, American Jazz Museum, America's National Churchill Museum, Arabia Steamboat Museum, Bollinger County Museum of Natural History, Campbell House Museum, City Museum, Contemporary Art Museum St Louis, Crisp Museum, Discovery Center of Springfield, Glore Psychiatric Museum, Harry S Truman Library & Museum, History Museum on the Square, Hollywood Wax Museum, Jefferson Barracks Telephone Museum, Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Laura Ingalls Wilder Historic Home & Museum, Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, Missouri Civil War Museum, Missouri History Museum, Missouri Institute of Natural Science, Missouri State Museum, Museum of Anthropology, Museum of Art & Archaeology, Museum of Missouri Military History, National Museum of Transportation, National WWI Museum & Memorial, Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, NRA National Sporting Arms Museum, Patee House Museum & Jesse James Homes, Pony Express National Museum, Powers Museum, Railroad Historical Museum, Ralph Foster Museum, Rockcliffe Mansion, Saint Louis Art Museum, Saint Louis Science Center, Science City, Springfield Art Museum, St Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame Museum, The Magic House, The National Museum of Toys & Miniatures, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, TITANIC Museum Attraction, Veterans Memorial Museum, Wonders Of Wildlife National Museum & Aquarium and World's Largest Toy Museum Complex.
• Popular Attractions: Anheuser-Busch St Louis Brewery, Bluestem Missouri Crafts, Boonville, Branson's Promised Land ZOO, Branson Scenic Railway, Bridal Cave, Bull Shoals Lake, Busch Stadium, Cathedral Church of the Prince of Peace, Central West End, Chain of Rocks Bridge, Cherokee Antiques Row, Citygarden Sculpture Park, Clearwater Lake, Dickerson Park Zoo, Dogwood Canyon Nature Park, Dolly Parton's Stampede, Elephant Rocks State Park, Fantastic Caverns, Gateway Arch, George Washington Carver National Monument, Graham Cave State Park, Grants Farm, Harry S Truman Reservoir, Jefferson Barracks Park, Ha Ha Tonka State Park, Jewel Box, Johnson Shut Ins State Park, Kansas City Zoo, Katy Trail, Katy Trail State Park, Kauffman Stadium Water Spectacular, Laclede Landing, Laumeier Sculpture Park, LEGOLAND Discovery Center Kansas City, Mark Twain Cave, Mark Twain National Forest, Marvel Cave, Meramec Caverns, Missouri Botanical Garden, Missouri State Penitentiary, Onondaga Cave State Park, Ozark Mountains, Ozark National Scenic Riverways, Onondaga Cave State Park, Powell Gardens, Roaring River State Park, Saint Louis Zoo, Sea Life Kansas City, Silver Dollar City, Six Flags St Louis, Springfield Table Rock Lake, St Louis Zoo, Table Rock Lake, Talking Rocks Cavern, The Butterfly House, The Butterfly Palace & Rainforest Adventure, The Shepherd of the Hills, The State Historical Society of Missouri Center for Missouri Studies, Tower Grove Park, Wappapello Lake, Watkins Mill State Park, Wilson's Creek National Battlefield, Wonders Of Wildlife National Museum & Aquarium and Worlds Of Fun.
• Popular Cities/Towns to Visit: Arrow Rock, Bethel, Branson, Cape Girardeau, Carthage, Columbia, Hannibal, Hermann, Independence, Jamesport, Joplin, Kansas City, Kearney, Lee's Summit, Liberty, O'Fallon, Rolla, Springfield, Stanton, St Charles, Ste Geneviève, St Joseph, St Peters and Weston.
• Special Events: (April) World Festival, (May) Spring Mountain Music Festival, (July) Fair Saint Louis, Red White & Blue BBQ Blowout, (August) Ozark Empire Fair, (September) 3D Bash, American Royal Barbecue, Big Muddy Blues Festival, Big River Steampunk Festival, Black Walnut Festival, Brewfest, Budweiser Taste of St Louis, Burg Fest, Chillicothe Festival, Cotton Carnival & Parade, Calhoun Colt Show Fair & Festival, Civil War Reenactment, Fair Grove Heritage Reunion Festival, Fall Bluegrass Festival, HOBA Fall Bluegrass Festival, Hootin an Hollarin, Humansville Fall Festival, Labor Day Rodeo, Lake of the Ozarks Bikefest, LouFest, Mule Festival, Music on Main Street, Rodeo Daze, Roots N Blues N BBQ Festival, Seymour Apple Festival, St Louis Art Fair, Summer Bluegrass Concert, Wilder Days Festival, (October) Apple Butter Makin’ Days, Autumn Historic Folklife Festival, Cackle Hatchery’s Annual Chicken Festival, Coin & Stamp Show, Fall Festival of Arts Crafts & Music, Fall Muster, Folklife Festival, Hollister Grape & Fall Festival, Kansas City Renaissance Festival, Liberty Days, Maple Leaf Car Show, Ozark Arts & Crafts Show, Pioneer Heritage Festival, Ranch Rodeo, Scarecrow Festival Eureka, (November) American Royal Livestock Show and Military History Appreciation Day.

Ozark, MO. Photo Credit: David Mark/Pixabay

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Mississippi (MS)

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"The Magnolia State" and "The Hospitality State"

Why visit Mississippi?

Low key travelers who desire antebellum homes, battle reenactments, beaches, birdwatching, blues music, boating, camping, casinos, fishing, golfing, history, sailing and scenery.

 

Mississippi Swamp. Photo Credit: Pixabay

At a Glance

• Capital: Jackson
• State Bird: Mockingbird
• State Dessert: None
• State Flower: Magnolia
• State Gemstone: None
• State Mammal: Red Rox & White Tailed Deer 
• State Rock: Petrified Wood 

Fun Facts

• On June 30, 2020 removed the Confederate Battle Flag and replaced it with a Magnolia Flag on September 2, 2020.
  
• Mississippi Gulf Coast, is the longest man made beach.
  
• Nearly 3000 species of vascular plants are attributed to the state.
  
• Has around 420 inherited species of birds.
• First store to sell boxed shoes (Vicksburg).
• Has the world's only Cactus Plantation (Edwards).
  
• Along "Singing River" (Pascagoula) some say you can hear songs. Said to be the Indian Tribe walking hand in hand in the river to their death against another Tribe.
  
• Prior to Hurricane Katrina (2005) was the second largest gambling state.
• Features 3 National Forests and 24 State Parks.
  

Thank You!

• Spotlight Celebrities: "Brandy" Rayana Norwood (Musician), Brett Favre (Athlete), Britney Spears (Musician), Elvis Presley (Musician), Faith Hill (Musician), Jerry Rice (Athlete), Jimmy Buffet (Musician), LeAnn Rimes (Musician) and Oprah Winfrey (TV Host), just to name a few.
• Movies to Inspire You: Act of Valor (2012), Cadillac Records (2008), Mississippi Burning (1988) and O Brother Where Art Thou (2000), just to name a few.
• Reads Set in Mississippi: Delta Wedding (written by Eudora Welty), The Reivers (written by William Faulkner), and The Town (written by William Faulkner), just to name a few.

Longwood, Natchez, MS. Photo Credit: David Mark/Pixabay

Good to Know

• Due to migration bird watching is best in the autumn and spring.
• Liquor Laws vary across the state with dry counties. Alcohol normally is not sold on Sunday's.
  
• Retail Sales Tax Rate is 7%.
  
• Prone to poverty areas.

Subject to flooding (December-June), humidity, hurricanes, thunderstorms and mild winters.

• Best Time to Visit: March - May and September - November
• Coldest Month: January
• Hottest Month: July
• Peak Season: May - August

Mississippi State Capitol, High Street, Jackson, MS. Photo Credit: Pieter van de Sande/Unsplash 

Your Must-See & Do

• Historical Sites: Ammadelle, Anna Site, Arlington, Auburn, Beauvoir, Champion Hill Battlefield, Charles McLaran House, Commercial Bank & Banker's House, Dancing Rabbit Creek Treaty Site, Dunleith, Emerald Mound Site, Eudora Welty House, Fort St. Pierre Site, Grand Village of the Natchez, Hester Site, Highland Park Dentzel Carousel, Holly Bluff Site, House on Ellicott's Hill, I. T. Montgomery House, Jaketown Site, Longwood, Lucius Q. C. Lamar House, Lyceum-The Circle Historic District, Medgar Evers House, Melrose, Mississippi Governor's Mansion, Mississippi State Capitol, Monmouth, Oakland Memorial Chapel, Old Mississippi State Capitol, Pemberton's Headquarters, Port Gibson Battle Site, Rocket Propulsion Test Complex, Rosalie, Siege & Battle of Corinth Sites, Stanton Hall, Warren County Courthouse, Waverley, William Faulkner House and Winterville Site.
• Museums: African American Military History Museum, Alice Moseley Folk Art & Antique Museum,  American Contract Bridge League Museum, B.B. King Museum & Delta Interpretive Center, Biedenharn Coca-Cola Museum, Biloxi Mardi Gras Museum, Catfish Museum, Delta Blues Museum,  International Museum of Muslim Cultures, Jimmie Rodgers Museum, Lauren Rogers Museum of Art, Lower Mississippi River Museum, Manship House Museum, Maritime & Seafood Industry Museum, McComb Historic Railroad Museum, Meridian Museum of Art, Meridian Railroad Museum, Mississippi Armed Forces Museum, Mississippi Civil Rights Museum, Mississippi Coast Model Railroad Museum, Mississippi Industrial Heritage Museum, Mississippi Museum of Art, Mississippi Museum of Natural Science, Oaks Museum, Ohr-O'Keefe Museum Of Art, Old Capitol Museum, Old Court House Museum, Stephen D Lee Home & Museum, Tunica Museum, Tupelo Automobile Museum, University of Mississippi Museum, USS Cairo Museum, Walter Anderson Museum of Art, Winterville Mounds & Museum and WROX Museum.
• Popular Attractions: Ameristar Casino Hotel Vicksburg, Arkabutla Lake, Audubon Birding Trail, Bay St Louis, Beau Rivage Resort & Casino, Big Black River, Biloxi Lighthouse, Biloxi Beach, Brices Cross Roads National Battlefield Site, Buccaneer State Park, De Soto National Forest, Dunleith, Elvis Presley Birthplace, Eudora Welty House & Garden, Fort Massachusetts, F.W. Williams Home, Geyser Falls Water Theme Park, Grand Gulf Military Park, Grenada, Grand Village of the Natchez Indians, Gulf Islands National Seashore, Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Biloxi, Harrah's Gulf Coast, Hattiesburg Zoo, Hillyer House, Historic Jefferson College, Hollywood Casino & Resort Gulf Coast, Hollywood Casino & Hotel Tunica, House on Ellicott's Hill, INFINITY Science Center, Institute of Southern Jewish Life Natchez, Institute of Southern Jewish Life Utica, IP Casino Resort Spa, Island View Casino Resort, John Ford Home, Landrum's Homestead & Village, LeFleur's Bluff State Park, Lynn Meadows Discovery Center, Magnolia Hall, Margaret's Grocery, McRaven House, Melrose, Merrehope, Mississippi Governor's Mansion, Mississippi Musicians Hall of Fame, Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame, Monmouth Plantation, Natchez National Historical Park, Natchez Trace, Pascagoula River, Paul B Johnson State Park, Pearl River, Pleasant Reed House, Rosalie Mississippi State Dar, Rosemont Plantation, Ross Barnett Reservoir, Rowan Oak, Sardis, Russell C Davis Planetarium, Sardis Lake, Scarlet Pearl Casino Resort, Shiloh National Military Park, Ship Island, Silver Slipper Casino Hotel, Stanton Hall, The Crosby Arboretum, The Jackson Zoological Park, Tupelo Buffalo Park & Zoo, Tupelo National Battlefield, Vicksburg National Military Park, Windsor Ruins and Yazoo River.
• Popular Cities/Towns to Visit: Aberdeen, Biloxi, Arkabutla, Canton, Clarksdale, Cleveland, Columbus, Corinth, Crystal Springs, Flora, Greater Jackson, Gulfport, Hattiesburg, Holly Springs, Jackson, Livingston, Natchez, New Albany, Noxubee County, Ocean Springs, Oxford, Port Gibson, Ridgeland, Southaven, Tunica, Tupelo and Vicksburg.
• Special Events: (January) Jackson Indie Music Week, Mardi Gras, (February) Magnolia Independent Film Festival,  (March) Hal’s St Paddy’s Parade, Rapiscan Systems Classic, Spring & Fall Natchez Pilgrimage, (April) Country Cajun Crawfish Festival, Tunica Rivergate Festival, (May) Canton Flea Market Arts & Crafts Show, (June) Blessing of the Fleet, Cathead Jam, Elvis Festival, USA International Ballet Competition, (July) Slugburger Festival, (August) Bright Lights Belhaven Nights, Mississippi Book Festival,  Sunflower River Blues & Gospel Festival, (September) Biloxi Seafood Festival, CelticFest, Market Street Festival, Mississippi Delta Blues & Heritage Festival, Mississippi Gulf Coast Blues & Heritage Festival, Mississippi Jazz & Heritage Festival, Pecan Festival, (October) Canton Flea Market Arts & Crafts Show, Cruisin’ the Coast, Gautier Mullet & Music Fest, Highway 61 Blues, Leland Frogfest, Mississippi State Fair, Spring & Fall Natchez Pilgrimage, (November) Gulfport Harbor Lights Winter Festival, Mississippi International Film Festival, Peter Anderson Arts & Crafts Festival,(December) Christmas on the Water Boat Parade and Mississippi Gulf Coast Marathon.

Isle of Capri Casino Hotel, Lula, MS. Photo Credit: seoraviente/Pixabay 

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Minnesota (MN)

Minnesota State Flag

"Land of 10,000 Lakes"

"Agate State", "North Star State", "State of Hockey", "The Gopher State", and "True North"

Why visit Minnesota?

Year round outdoor lovers desiring arts, birdwatching, boating, camping, canoeing, fishing, forests, gambling, golfing, forests, hiking, hunting, ice fishing, ice skating, kayaking, lakes, museums, parks, rivers, shopping, skiing, snowmobiling, snowshoeing, snowsports, watersports and wildlife.

Gooseberry Falls State Park, Two Harbors, MN. Photo Credit: Yinan Chen/Pixabay

At a Glance

• Capital: St Paul
• State Bird: Common Loon
• State Dessert: None
• State Flower: Lady's Slipper
• State Gemstone: Lake Superior Agate 
• State Mammal: None
• State Rock: None

Fun Facts

• Holds our earth oldest rocks, gneisses (over 3.6 billion years old).
  
• "Land of 10,000 Lakes" is apt, since there are 11,842 and 6,564 natural rivers and streams.
  
• Second to Alaska has a large population of timber wolves.
  
• The Mississippi River starts from Lake Itasca headwaters and crosses downstream to the Iowa border.
  
• Our nation's largest producer of farm-raised turkeys, peas, sugar beets, sweet corn and wind energy production. Also, a contributor of corn, ethanol fuel, forest products manufacturing, iron ore, paper production and soybeans.
• Home to the first Charter School, A Movement Grows City Academy (1992).
  
• Southdale Center (Edna) was our nation's first indoor shopping mall.
  
• Features 2 National Forests, 58 State Forests and 66 State Parks.

Walker Art Center's Minneapolis Sculpture Garden (Cherry on a Spoon), Minneapolis, MN. Photo Credit: Necklenoakland/Pixabay 

Thank You!

• Spotlight Celebrities: Brooke Elliott (Actress), Frances Ethel Gumm "Judy Garland" (Actress), Jessica Biel (Actress), Kris Humphries (Athlete), Larry Fitzgerald (Athlete), Prince (Musician) and Winona Ryder (Actress), just to name a few.
• Movies to Inspire You: Grumpy Old Men (1993), Jingle All The Way (1996), Purple Rain (1984), Sweet Land (2004) and The Good Son (1993), just to name a few.
• Reads Set in Minnesota: Lake Wobegon (written by Garrison Keillor), Little House on the Prairie: On the Banks of Plum Creek (written by Laura Ingalls Wilder), Main Street (written by Sinclair Lewis) and The Latehomecomer (written by Kao Kalia Yang), just to mention a few.

Grand Portage National Monument, Grand Portage, MN. Photo Credit: David Mark/Pixabay

Good to Know

• Occasionally the Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis) can be seen from northern Minnesota.
  
• Northfield re-enacts the bank robbery of outlaws Frank and Jesse James annually.
  
• "Twin Cities", refers to Minneapolis–Saint Paul.
  
• Birdwatchers flock to Hawk Ridge. 
• Statewide Smoking Ban is enforced in bars and restaurants.
  
• Nearly 20,000 miles of snowmobile trails.
  
• More miles of bike trails than any other state.

Subject to blizzards, droughts, floods, hailstorms, humidity, hurricanes,  snowstorms, tornadoes and wildfires.

• Best Time to Visit: Late July - Early August
• Cold Months: Late November - March
• Hottest Months: July
• Peak Season: June - August

Frederick R Weisman Art Museum, Minneapolis, MN. Photo Credit: David Mark/Pixabay.

Your Must-See & Do

• Historical Sites: Andrew John Volstead House, Charles A. Lindbergh Sr House, Christ Church Lutheran, F Scott Fitzgerald House, Fort Snelling, Frank B Kellogg House, Grand Mound, Hull-Rust-Mahoning Open Pit Iron Mine, James J Hill House, Kathio Site, Mayo Clinic Buildings, Mountain Iron Mine, National Farmer's Bank, O. E. Rolvaag House, Oliver H Kelley Homestead, Peavey-Haglin Experimental Concrete Grain Elevator, Pillsbury "A" Mill, Rabideau CCC Camp, Sinclair Lewis Boyhood Home, Soudan Iron Mine, Split Rock Light Station, St Croix Boom Site, St Croix Recreational Demonstration Area, Thorstein Veblen Farmstead and Washburn "A" Mill Complex.
• Museums: 3M Museum, Adams Area History Center, Afton Historical Museum, Aitkin County Historical Society Depot Museum, Aitkin County Historical Society Log Museum, Akeley Paul Bunyan Historical Museum, Alexander Faribault House, Alexander Ramsey House, American Museum of Asmat Art, American Swedish Institute, Ames-Florida-Stork House, Andrew John Volstead House, Augsburg Art Galleries, August Schell Museum of Brewing, Bakken, BC Ness Mahnomen County History Museum, Becker County Museum, Bell Museum of Natural History, Beltrami County History Center, Bertha Museum, Betsy-Tacy Houses, Big Honza's Museum of Unnatural History, Big Stone County Museum, Borgstrom House Museum, Brown County Museum, Bunnell House, Burschville School, Cahill School, Cannon Falls Historical Museum, Carver County Historical Society Museum, Children's Discovery Museum, Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota, Christie House Museum, Clinton Depot, Cokato Museum & Gust Akerlund Studio, Cook County Historical Museum, Cottonwood County Historical Museum, Crow Wing County Historical Society Museum, Dassel History Center & Ergot Museum, Dodge County Historical Society Museum, Dorothy Molter Museum, Duluth & Iron Range Railroad Depot Museum, Duluth Children's Museum, Edina History Museum, Ed's Museum, End O' Line Railroad Park & Museum, Fagen Fighters WWII Museum, Fitger's Brewery Museum, Freeborn County Historical Museum, Gammelgården Museum, Goldstein Museum of Design, Goodhue County Historical Society Museum, Gopher State Railway Museum, Greyhound Bus Museum, Gustaf Anderson House History Museum, Haehn Museum, Hennepin History Museum, Heritage House Victorian Museum, Hewitt Museum, Hinckley Fire Museum, Hmong Museum, Hopkins Historical Society Museum, Houston County Historical Society Museum, Hubbard County Historical Museum, Iron Range Historical Society Research Museum, Judy Garland Museum, Kandiyohi County Museum, Karpeles Manuscript Library Duluth Museum, Kremer House Library & Museum, Lac qui Parle Mission, Lake Superior Railroad Museum, Legacy of the Lakes Museum, Meeker County Historical Society Museum, Mill City Museum, Mille Lacs County Historical Society Depot Museum, Mille Lacs Indian Museum & Trading Post, Minnesota Children's Museum, Minnesota Machinery Museum, Minnesota Marine Art Museum,  Minnesota Military Museum, Minnesota Museum of American Art, Minnesota Museum of Mining, Minnesota State Public School Orphanage Museum, Minnesota Streetcar Museum, Minnesota Transportation Museum, Moose Lake Depot and Fires of 1918 Museum, Museum of Lake Minnetonka, Museum of Russian Art, Northfield Historical Society Museum, Pavek Museum of Broadcasting, Polish Cultural Institute and Museum, Redwood County Museum, Rourke Art Museum, Schubert Club Museum of Musical Instruments, Science Museum of Minnesota, SMSU Art Museum, SMSU Museum of Indigenous Americans, SMSU Natural History Museum, Spam Museum, Spring Valley Methodist Church Museum, Stevens County Historical Museum, Tower Train Museum, Traverse County Historical Society Museum, Tweed Museum of Art, Twin City Model Railroad Museum, Wabasha County Historical Museum, Warden's House Museum, Weisman Art Museum, Wells Fargo History Museum and Westbrook Heritage House Museum.
• Popular Attractions: Aerial Lift Bridge, Basilica of Saint Mary, Bluff Country, Boundary Waters, Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, Cathedral of Saint Paul, Como Park Zoo & Conservatory, Croft Mine Historical Park, Dr William W Mayo House, Elm Creek Park Reserve, Enger Park, Fishing Hall of Fame of Minnesota, FlyOver America, Glensheen, Grand Portage National Monument, Great Lakes Aquarium, Great Wolf Lodge Water Park, Guthrie Theater, Interstate State Park, Itasca State Park, Jay Cooke State Park, Katherine E Nash Gallery, Lake Bemidji State Park, Lake Superior, Lake Superior Zoo, Lebanon Hills Regional Park, LeDuc Historic Estate, Mall of America, Mill Ruins Park, Minneapolis College of Art and Design Galleries, Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis Sculpture Garden, Minnehaha Falls, Minnesota Discovery Center, Minnesota History Center, Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, Minnesota Music Hall of Fame, Minnesota Zoo, Mississippi National River & Recreation Area, Mississippi River, Munsinger Gardens, Nemeth Art Center, Nickelodeon Universe, North American Bear CenterNorth Shore Scenic Railroad, Oliver H Kelley Farm, Paul Bunyan & Babe the Blue Ox Statues, Peder Engelstad Pioneer Village, Phelps Mill, Pickwick Mill, Pipestone National Monument, Pioneer Village, Purcell-Cutts House, Root River Trail, Roseau Pioneer Farm & Village, Sawtooth Mountains, SEA LIFE, Sinclair Lewis Boyhood Home, Soudan Underground Mine State Park, Split Rock Lighthouse, Spoonbridge & Cherry, St Croix River, Stone Arch Bridge, Taylors Falls, Terrace Mill, Tettegouche State Park, The Shed, Two Harbors Light Station, United States Hockey Hall of Fame, Valleyfair, Voyageurs National Park, Wild River State Park and Walker Art Center.
• Popular Cities/Towns to Visit: Bemidji, Biwabik, Bloomington, Duluth, Ely, Grand Marais, Harmony. Lanesboro, Lindstrom, Mankato, Minneapolis,Moorhead, Pipestone, Red Wing, Rochester, St Cloud, Stillwater, St Paul and Taylors Falls.
• Special Events: (January) St Paul Winter Carnival, (February) Eelpout Festival, Winter Beer Dabbler, (March) State Boys High School Hockey Tournament, (May) Ruttgers Bluegrass Festival, (June) Funk Fest, Great American Think-Off, Great River Shakespeare Festival, Hawley Rodeo Fest, Hutchinson Jaycee Water Carnival, Music in Mears, Rock the Garden, Judy Garland Festival, The Wizard of Oz Festival,Twin Cities GLBT Pride Celebration, Twin Cities Jazz Festival, (July) Minneapolis' Aquatennial & Mill City Music Festival, Minnesota Beethoven Festival, Moondance Jam, North Star Stampede Rodeo, Scott County Fair, Sonshine Christian Music Festival, Vintage Music Festival, (August) Bayfront Blues Festival, Lakes Jam, Minnesota Bluegrass & Old-Time Music Festival, Minnesota Fringe Festival, Minnesota Renaissance Festival, Minnesota State Fair (The Great Minnesota Get-Together), Square Lake Film & Music Festival, Uptown Art Fair, WE Fest, (September) Duluth Superior Pride, Fall Harvest Celebration, Fall Wildlife Festival, Oktoberfest, Oletoberfest, Shortstop Golf Tournament, (October) Gun & Knife Show, (November) Polka Party and (December) Merry Tubachristmas Concert.

St Paul, MN. Photo Credit: David Mark/Pixabay.

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