Aug 30, 2022
This week we admire Norman County. To celebrate early Norwegian settlers, also known as Norman settlers, we’re reading books set in Norway or another Scandinavian country.
We give you links to each of these books on our show notes page, taking you to Amazon.com. If you click on any of them, and buy anything at all -...
Aug 23, 2022
This week we admire Mower County. This county is the location of the Paramount Theater, a 1929 movie theater, the only atmospheric theater and commercial use of Spanish Colonial Revival architecture. Let’s celebrate this historical theater by reading a book made into a movie!
We give you links to each of these books...
Aug 16, 2022
This week we admire Meeker County. This county was named for Bradley B. Meeker (1813–1873), Associate Justice of the Minnesota Territorial Supreme Court (1849–1853). To celebrate the county, we suggest that you read a book set in a courtroom.
We give you links to each of these books on our show notes page, taking...
Aug 9, 2022
This week we admire Martin County. This county contains contains Fairmont Opera House, theater built in 1901, it is a well-preserved and longstanding venue for cultural and social events. To celebrate this, we suggest that you read a book about a cultural or social event. You can find all our book suggestions on our...
Aug 2, 2022
This week we admire Lyon County. This county contains Lady Slipper Lake. To celebrate the fancy name of this lake, read a book with people on the cover or in the plot who wear fancy clothes.
We give you links to each of these books on our show notes page, taking you to Amazon.com. If you click on any of them, and...