Minnesota Vacation Days: An Illustrated History Review

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(More customer reviews)I fell in love with the author's first book, "Minnesota Eats Out" and when I saw that they had written a book about Minnesota vacations, I couldn't wait to get a copy.
If you have ever spent any time in Minnesota's lake and resort areas, you are going to love this book. The mother and daughter team have really combed through the archives of the Minnesota Historical Society to present a beautiful collection of nostalgic photos. How to tell a true Minnesotan? Everyone I know who has seen the book sees at least one photo that they swear was taken from their own family photo album.
This book also includes 90 vintage recipes including some classic "at the lake" and resort recipes -- eggs on a raft, a delicious blue cheese spread, Ludlow's Campfire Corn and Eggs, and a great blueberry muffin recipe, just to name a few. One of my fondest memories of going to the lake is picking wild raspberries and blueberries in the woods. If you've never had blueberry muffins or pancakes made with wild blueberries, you are missing out on a real treat.
Even if you have never been to a Minnesota lake or resort area, buy the book anyway. It's great fun and it may just inspire you to make a visit some day. There are still many parts of Minnesota Lake Country that still retain their charm. For those of us who experienced the good old days first hand, Minnesota Vacation Days will bring back some great memories.
Highly recommended.

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Greyhound buses and vintage suitcases, whitewashed cottages and wildlife souvenirs, fishing camps and bathing beauties adorn the pages of Minnesota Vacation Days: An Illustrated History. Here the authors of the wildly popular Minnesota Eats Out return to take readers across the state, through the seasons, and into the getaways of decades past. From primitive camping facilities at Minnehaha Falls to mom-and-pop tourist courts like the Kum-Bak Camp in Duluth to spectacular grand lodges like Burntside in Ely, this lavishly illustrated history showcases the North Star State's most memorable holiday haunts.