General info:	Explore Minnesota - website of the office of tourism All About Minnesota - a virtual walk-through tour of Minnesota, including history and population, industry and land info Minnesota State Government Minnesota's DNR - Department of Natural Resources, includes a section about State Parks Minnesota's Historical Sites Minnesota's Roadside Architecture - some interesting (and often large) landmarks you can find in Minnesota What's the weather like here?
Things to do:	Minnesota State Fair - 3rd largest in state-fair attendance nationwide -- and I know you want to try some walleye-on-a-stick! Minnesota Renaissance Festival - huzzah! Valleyfair Amusement Park - rivaling some of the more famous amusement parks in the country The Mall of America - yup, it's pretty big St. Paul Winter Carnival - in Minnesota we think there's no time like January for a parade! The Minnesota Zoo - nice, big place! The Science Museum of Minnesota - the brand spanking new one!
Places to go:	Eden Prairie and Hennepin County - where I live! Minneapolis - the state's largest city St. Paul - the capital of Minnesota Twin Cities CitySearch - general info about the Twin Cities, things to do and places to go The American Swedish Institute - located in Minneapolis, Minnesota Duluth - the world's largest inland port Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport - airports are fun, even if you're not going anywhere
Sports:	Minnesota Twins - professional baseball Minnesota Vikings - professional football Minnesota Timberwolves - professional basketball Minnesota Wild - professional hockey (they began play in October 2001, woohoo!) Minnesota Thunder - professional soccer St. Paul Saints - minor-league baseball
Newspapers:	Star-Tribune - Minneapolis Pioneer Planet - St. Paul Eden Prairie News - our local paper!
Radio and TV:	KQRS FM 92.5 - my preferred radio station at home - classic rock and new rock (listen live) WCCO AM 830 - broadcasting the Twins games! MPR - Minnesota Public Radio KARE 11 - the local NBC affiliate WCCO 4 - the local CBS affiliate KTCA 2 - Twin Cities Public Television
Miscellaneous:	You Might Be A Minnesotan If ... - this one cracked me up - so much of it is true

Books:	Hennepin County Libraries - where I work! (ranked #2 county library in the US!) Mostly, We Eat - a fun book club I've been following online MPR Talking Volumes - public radio's book discussion series Reading Group Guides - the largest collection of book discussion questions I've found Discussion guides for various publishers: Harper Collins, Penguin Putnam, Random House, Simon & Schuster, Time Warner Barnes & Noble - my new favorite bookstore, just up the road Amazon.com - when you don't have time to actually visit the bookstore Book-A-Minute - don't have time to read a whole book? try these amusing ultra-condensed versions
Cross-stitch:	Stitchville - my favorite place to shop for supplies
Games:	Caesar III: Caesar III - Build a Better Rome - official site -- information, downloads, forums Caesar III: Caesar III - Which Way to Rome? - strategy, useful housing blocks, numerical data and information Caesar III: Caesar III Heaven - Senate - strategy tips, downloads, forums Pharaoh: Pharaoh - official site of the soon-to-be-released, city-building game Railroad Tycoon II: Railroad Tycoon II - official site Railroad Tycoon II: Blue Baron's Railroad Tycoon II Strategy Guide - walkthroughs, strategy, information Railroad Tycoon II: CeeBee's RRT2 Site - strategy, tips, downloads RollerCoaster Tycoon: RollerCoaster Tycoon - official site -- information, ride downloads Settlers Series: Settlers II, III, IV - official site -- demo, strategy, details
Genealogy:	General links: My family tree at RootsWeb Ancestry - fantastic collection of census images online -- for a fee ($$) RootsWeb - a collection of free databases WorldConnect Project - thousands of user-uploaded family trees USGenWeb Project - volunteer-operated genealogy websites and databases FamilySearch - information supplied by the LDS church Ellis Island Immigration History Center - did your ancestors come through Ellis Island? GeneaNet - free genealogical database Cyndi's List - more genealogy links than you can shake a stick at ... Geographic Nameserver - extremely useful tool for determining in which county a city or town is located Locality-specific links: Minnesota Historical Society - death certificates! Sherburne County Historical Society - records and resources in Sherburne Co., Minnesota Sioux Valley Genealogical Society - records and resources around Sioux Falls, South Dakota Digitalarkivet - Norwegian censuses, ship lists Norwegian-English Genealogy Dictionary - great tool for interpreting census information Slektsbiblioteket - a Norwegian genealogy resource Swedish-English Genealogy Dictionary - and for those Swedish records ... 1890 Swedish Census - partial census (Norrbotten, Västerbotten, Västernorrland, Jämtland, Värmland) Sveriges Nationalatlas - Swedish National Atlas, when you're wondering just where Skinskatteberg is ... Related families: Stenoien Tree Jacquelyn J. Sorby
Language:	World Wide Words - a fun and interesting mailing list addressing curiosities and queries about the English language Apostrophe Protection Society - take a stand against the rampant abuse of the apostrophe! Common Errors in English - if you've ever said, "for all intensive purposes," you deserve a spanking Ethnologue - comprehensive guide to all documented languages in the world YourDictionary - linking to hundreds of language dictionaries online The Language Tree - neat if you're fond of languages as I am -- see also LinguaFest on the same site
Music:	Queen - my favorite band, and the Official International Queen Fan Club Homepage XTC, and check out this brilliant coloring book! The Monkees Paul McCartney Peter, Paul & Mary Ultimate Band List - an extensive band/artist database Tunes.com - an extensive music database
Penpalling:	Penpal International - the best all-around site I've come across, searchable PenpalsNow! - another good site, searchable A Penpal World - searchable Sassociations - searchable
Science:	National Museum of Natural History - part of the Smithsonian Institution The Tree of Life - excellent site for those who might enjoy the study of animal diversity and phylogenic structure Paleontology at UC-Berkeley - phylogeny, geology and evolution Trilobite Cookies - science? well, almost -- but it's a very cute recipe Animal Diversity Web - by the University of Michigan's Museum of Zoology National Geographic Society NASA's Space Science Homepage The Nine Planets - tour the solar system The Hubble Telescope - pictures, pictures, pictures! Planetary Sciences at the NSSDC, see also the NSSDC Photo Gallery SETI Institute - searching for other life in the universe Bad Astronomy - astronomy myths, fallacies and blunders A damn cool image of lights on Earth

TV & Movies:	TV Guide The Internet Movie Database - an excellent movie resource Mystery Science Theater 3000 - the official Info Club site
Magazines:	Consumer Reports Discover - my favorite science magazine National Geographic - world-famous for its spectacular photography Natural History Newsweek
News:	CNN
Radio:	broadcast.com - radio broadcasts online; I've been listening to Twins games from afar!

Cooking:	Betty Crocker - Betty rocks! tons of recipes, meal ideas and other little extras The Pillsbury Doughboy's Website - okay, maybe not too much cooking, but he giggles when you mouse over him Cook's Thesaurus - out of an ingredient you need? here's a database of substitutions
Gardening:	Flowerbase - database of flowers -- search by scientific or common name and in several languages The American Ivy Society - I adore ivy!
Health:	Mayo Clinic.com WebMD
Pets:	IHA - International Hedgehog Association The Hedgehog FAQ - everything you wanted to know about hedgehogs! Hedgehog Owners/Fans Directory - contact info for residents of the U.S. and Canada Sharon Massena's Hedgehog Catalog - tons of collectibles as well as some products for the pet Hedgehog Happenings - Sharon Decker's collectibles and hedgehog products The Spike & Friends Collection - more collectibles and products! Brisky Pet Products - a small company that specializes in hedgehog food