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Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Dollars & Sense

Three doily-free B&Bs

McCormick House in Hayward, Wisc.

After a rant about the overabundance of Victorian B&Bs, one man's search turns up some inns that don't feel like you're staying with Grandma.

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Summer officially ends at 10:44 a.m., but unseasonably warm weather hangs on in the Twin Cities.

The places our hearts call home

Minnesota writers Bill Holm and Freya Manfred will lead an evening of poetry, music and conversation about sense of place.

Photo right: Freya Manfred

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Magazine likes Grand Marais for adventure

Grand Marais has ''some of the best of everything'' for every season, the magazine says.

Alaska Air cancels flights due to volcanic ash

SEATTLE— Alaska Airlines said Monday it canceled 41 flights between Alaska and major West Coast cities because of a rising cloud of ash resulting from a volcano eruption last week.

'Star Wars' tickets going at light speed

The Science Museum of Minnesota sold more tickets to "Star Wars" in just three hours than the 1,315 sold on the entire first day that tickets went on sale last year for "Body Worlds," which became the most-attended exhibit in Science Museum history.

Photo right: 'Star Wars' stars

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