Greetings from the Mesabi* Iron Range
Postmarked: McLean, Virginia; June 2025
World Baking Day Meetup
May 18, 2025
Postmarked: Chanhassen, Minnesota; May 2025
The Hjemkomst Ship, which has built in Hawley, Minnesota and sailed to Norway in 1982, is now housed at the Heritage-Hjemkomst Interpretative Center at 202 1st Avenue North, Moorhead, Minnesota
From my dad: April 1989
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA
on the Mississippi River
From my dad: September 2001
St. Paul Minnesota
...did you know?
- the original name of the settlement that became St. Paul was Pig's Eye. Named for the French-Canadian whiskey trader, Pierre "Pig's Eye" Parrant.
- during the winter of 1888, residents of St. Paul built an ice palace 14 stories high covering more than an acre of land.
- from a small sandpaper making factory on the east side, Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing, 3M, has grown to be one of ... the most respected companies in the world.
- from Prohibition Era "gangster" tours to narrative Mississippi cruises, St. Paul offers a variety of sightseeing excursions that are sure to entertain and inform.
- author F. Scott Fitzgerald was born in St. Paul in 1896. The city features prominently in many of his stories.
- XCEL Energy Center will be home to the Republican National Convention in 2008.
- Accordig to Sports Illustrated, St. Paul is the NEW HOCKEYTOWN U.S.A.
Swap-Bot: Mega Touristy PC Swap USA #18
Postmarked: July 2019
Swap-Bot: Scavenger Hunt #15
Postmarked: February 2022