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Tim Burton is a dozen feet away and deep in conversation when he hears that someone lacks a drink.
In just three quick steps, he's behind the bar.
"Yeah, Donna, what would you like?"
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Hanging out at an ice cream stand, pitching a tent near the Mississippi River, sitting in the bleachers at a ballgame, slapping mosquitoes and watching the stars come out. Summer nights in Minnesota are too brief, and much loved.
Chasing the summer sun down river
Handmade calzones cook over a propane stove, Frisbees fly as dusk approaches and flames dance in the fire pit.
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Summer nights: Chaska Cubs town ball
Local baseball fans fill the stands to watch their hometown Cubs under the lights.