Crosby, MN, on the shores of Serpent Lake, is home to another odd and peculiar roadside attraction – “Kahnah’ bek,” an Asian-influenced sea creature purported to live in the waters here, a la Loch Ness. Continue reading
For those of you just tuning in, this week at Highway Highlights we visit the eastern part of Minnesota to a small town called Mora. Here in Mora, there are two Dala horses; one small and one supersized. The Dalecarlian horse iis a decorative, hand-carved toy for Swedish children back in the days of yore. Now it serves as a symbol of Sweden, much like a nutcracker statuette from Germany. Continue reading
We now return to your regularly scheduled programming here at HighwayHighlights with another one of those World’s Largest updates. This week we swing down to Wahpeton, ND, in the southeastern part of the state on the ND/MN border to have a look at the World’s Largest Catfish.
Most Midwesterners are familiar with the Coen Brothers’ 1996 Acadamy Award winning film Fargo. The movie is a crime-gone-wrong tale about a few bumbling criminals who stage a kidnapping for some ransom money, but it is most notably remembered for its over-the-top Minnesota accents, dark comedic tones, and the infamous “wood chipper” scene. 
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For those of you playing along at home, we head to Vergas, MN this week with another post about an oversized bird statue in our great state. Just down the road from the World’s Largest Turkey in Frazee and the Prairie Chicken in Rothsay, is the World’s Largest Loon on the shores of Long Lake, in tiny Vergas, MN.
