Moon Minnesota

Moon Handbooks

by Tim Bewer

From the old European charm of St. Paul and sophistication of Minneapolis to the tall grass of the Prairie land and the quaint towns along the Mississippi, Moon Minnesota is the essential guidebook to make your visit truly unique. The thriving Twin Cities nightlife bustles with places like Whiskey Junction and Fitzgerald Theater, Duluth's historic inns recapture Victorian allure, while Bluff County boasts of the humorous SPAM Museum.
Tim Bewer brings years of travel writing to the table in this second edition of Moon Minnesota. A long-time Minnesotan, Tim's fun and insightful list of travel suggestions include the Best of Minnesota, A Long Weekend in the Twin Cities, Historic Minnesota, and Wacky Minnesota.
Outlining the guide by region, you are able to make your way through the state or devote your entire visit to one location. Because Tim manages to present you with endless options, a quiet afternoon hike through Savanna Portage State Park can turn into a journey through the area's history. With expert writers, first-rate strategic advice, and an essential dose of humor, Moon Minnesota  ensures that travelers have an uncommon and entirely satisfying experience — and a few new stories to tell.

Genres: Travel

472 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2003

Reviews

[Todd Smith · Rating 4 out of 5]

They spotlight a great list of travel strategies, such as "Best of Minnesota", "A Long Weekend in the Twin Cities", and "Wacky Minnesota".

They cover the Twin Cities' thriving nightlife as well as the recaptured Victorian allure found in Duluth's history.

The book is well-rounded in showing off the different areas of the state.

I will be using it when we plot our travels north along Lake Superior and Voyageurs National Park.

We have to drive through the Twin Cities and the Mississippi towns so this book also highlights interesting sites in these two regions.

[Muzzlehatch · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Moon handbooks are far and away my favorite series of travel guides. Why? Because they don't waste a lot of space with fancy color pictures (actually, they don't have any) or really detailed maps (you'll have an atlas anyway, right?) -- and they DO give you all kinds of details and info ranging from the uber-touristy to the pretty obscure. I've spent a fair amount of time in the Twin Cities and Duluth, and Bewer gets it all pretty much right, so I have no reason to doubt that he'll be a good guide to the rest of the state, when I manage to visit more of it.

[Catherine Woodman · Rating 4 out of 5]

I am fond of the Moon travel books--this is part of our get over Ethan having cancer travel package for the year he was on chemotherapy, and while we never got to utilize it like we hoped, it dod give us hope, and we have been to Minnesota a number of times since