Minnesota

Ebooks Minnesota is an online ebook collection for all Minnesotans. The collection covers a wide variety of subjects, both fiction and non-fiction, for readers of all ages, and includes content from our state's independent publishers, as well as national and international publishers.  A sub-set of Ebooks Minnesota, Ebooks MN for Schools, contains ebooks aimed at grades K-8 and does not include any high school or adult content.Ebooks Minnesota uses MackinVIA as its platform for searching, viewing, reading, and downloading ebooks.  MackinVIA can be used on any desktop, laptop, or mobile device with Internet access.  Access Mackins Privacy Policy relating to student and user information and data.Ebooks Minnesota is a joint project of Minitex and the Minnesota Department of Education, State Library Services. The collection was made possible in part by funding from the Minnesota Department of Education through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services.Contact your local public or school library to find even more great ebooks.

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The 30,700 acre refuge was established in 1965 at the urging of local conservationists and hunters interested in restoring the wildlife values of the St. Francis River Basin. Following that, the refuge became and remains the largest public land holding in Sherburne County. The refuge is now a wild remnant at the meeting of the western prairies and the northern woods, with oak savanna, prairie opening, forest, wetland and riverine habitats.

Led by Music Director Designate Thomas Søndergård, the Minnesota Orchestra is a Grammy Award-winning orchestra known for acclaimed performances around the world. We’re on a mission to enrich, inspire and serve our community as an enduring symphony orchestra.

Instant live sports scores, play-by-play, and box scores

Growing up, malls were the place to go for shopping and even just hanging out with friends. Here are some dead and dying malls throughout Minnesota.

Abandoned airports.

Sometimes the magic of the moment is hard to put into words, and the memory gets more extraordinary each time it’s shared. Travel—especially in Minnesota—has a way of creating those larger-than-life moments and memories. Like the time when the moon filled the entire sky. Or when the forest was set aglow by what seemed like a million fireflies. Or when you tasted that life-changing entrée after an afternoon of paddling, with the downtown skyline in the background. Was that a dream? No, that was Minnesota.