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• It was a long night for Twins fans in 1993 (reprinted from Sept. 2, 1993)
  About 1,500 in the announced crowd of 17,968 made it through the entire 22 innings at the Metrodome.
  Apr 18, 2008
• Ely without the sweat and bug dope
  ELY, MINN. -- One image of Ely is as a way station for outdoors enthusiasts, either on their way into the Boundary Waters to canoe, portage, hike and camp, or on their way back -- people in bicycle shorts coming into town for a respite, all sweaty and bug-dopey and high on their wilderness adventures.
  Dec 4, 2007
• Batgirl shutting down her Twins blog
  Author Anne Ursu, the Twins' blogger known as Batgirl, posted Wednesday night that she is shutting down her blog.
  May 24, 2007
• Oct. 27, 1991: Kirrr-bee does it!
  Kirby Puckett's home run in the 11th inning gave the Twins a 4-3 victory over Atlanta in Game 6, setting off a raucous 10-minute ovation that didn't quiet until a postgame interview was shown on the Metrodome scoreboard.
  Mar 6, 2006
• Feb. '87: With the addition of Reardon, Twins' bullpen is armed to the teeth
  This story was first published on February 22, 1987.
  Jan 25, 2006
• That's odd ... weird stuff noted at the fair
  Everyone knows that the myriad foods on a stick are an ongoing oddity of the Minnesota State Fair. But there's other stuff there that's very odd, too, stuff you wouldn't give a second look except for being in an environment where weird is commonplace.
  Aug 28, 2002
• How we adore the shore: A family's guide to the North Shore of Superior
  We are not hikers and campers and yet, given the choice of a place to go for a few days to get away from the Twin Cities, our party of three would vote time and time again for a trip to the North Shore.
  Mar 25, 2001
• Getaway/Midwest: New York Mills, Minn.
  NEW YORK MILLS, MINN. -- Hwy. 10 is one of Minnesota's slightly buried treasures. Running north of Interstate Hwy. 94, it used to be the main route from the Twin Cities to Fargo, N.D.
  May 23, 1999
• Getaway/Midwest: Winnipeg, Manitoba
  For those of us with a maximum car-trip tolerance of one day, our urban options are limited: Chicago, Milwaukee, Kansas City, Des Moines.
  May 10, 1998
• 1991: Puckett's homer forces Game 7
  There will be one more baseball game in 1991. For that, you can thank Kirby Puckett.
  Oct 27, 1991