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A Wayzata restaurant will be on national TV December 10

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It makes me proud when Minnesota gets attention in the national spotlight. Ya sure, you betcha.

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GIVEAWAY: Win an overnight at the Hilton Minneapolis! {ENDED}

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Have you stopped by the Hilton Minneapolis lately? It looks completely different! The hotel...

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Win a cookbook by The Sioux Chef!

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Enter below for your chance to win “The Sioux Chef’s Indigenous Kitchen” by Sean...

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Win tickets to see the Trans-Siberian Orchestra in concert! {ENDED}

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See the great-great grandson of Charles Dickens perform “A Christmas Carol” in Minneapolis for only $25

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Gerald Dickens, the great-great grandson of Charles Dickens, will perform an one-man show of “A Christmas Carol”...

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2017 Minnesota Holiday Lights Display Guide

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Win a $25,000 wedding!

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‘Wood’ you look at that: unique gift ideas made of wood

Give Me The Mike November 23, 2017

First published in Lavender Magazine, November 22, 2017

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Exclusive deal: Save 40% on messenger bags and laptop cases

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