- the boreal forest
- what the glaciers did
- that most of Blood on the Tracks was recorded here
- the shores of lake superior
- wenonah canoes, granite gear, and red wing boots
- low
- that the people here appreciate that stuff
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Did I ever tell you that one of my prof’s in Winona played most of lead guitar on Blood on the Tracks?
no way!
i think dylan recorded it out in new york, didn’t like it and came back here, hired a bunch of musicians and they recorded it. also, few of those musicians got much credit for their work.
What I love about that list is that everything on it is tied into something else. This state, this place, wouldn’t work if we were missing one thing on that list. Thanks, Bum.
“no way!
i think dylan recorded it out in new york, didn’t like it and came back here, hired a bunch of musicians and they recorded it. also, few of those musicians got much credit for their work. ”
Yep, I did a story on him for a senior project. He started playing fill in for groups when they would come through town when he was like 12 years old or something. People like Janis Joplin asking him him how old he was.
He was never allowed to offically take credit for the work on the album.
Hi, great blog great list of MN beauties.
I was born and raised in central MN, so I love what the glaciers did by carving out the lakes. Living in Rochester now, though, I think one of the greatest things about MN is what the glaciers DIDN’T do. The driftless area has such wonderful spring creeks full of trout and beautiful rolling bluffs.
I state this not to disagree, but to add just a bit.
Randy, thanks for stopping by and commenting. Good, good, good point about what the glaciers did NOT do… I love the lake country, but I think buried in my thinking behind item #2 was the driftless region too. took my first fishing trip down there last summer and though it was wholly rained out, the hours we spent exploring the valleys, the coulees, the hills, it was really something.
definitely “added a bit” with your comment. thanks!