Minnesota - Austin, The Spam Museum

Spam Museum, Austin, Minnesota

(They even have a Spam gift shop... haha!) 

This postcard was postmarked in 2026.

Minnesota - State Flower, Showy Lady Slippers

Minnesota
Official State Flower
Showy Lady Slippers
In Habitat

The Showy Lady Slipper (Cypripedium reginae) is known as the "Orchid of the North".  It is found in cool and dense forests and swamps.  although becoming quite rare, it is found in secured places in Northern Minnesota.

Photo by John Pennoyer

The sender writes:  I found this postcard inside of a used book that I recently purchased.
2017

Minnesota - Red Wing, World's Largest Boot

The Largest Workboot ever witnessed by the civilized public!

The World's Largest Boot

Redwing Shoes
A Fantastic Modern Engineering Wonder of Human Invention!

A bewildering 2,300 pounds of sheer gargantuan bulk!
At 20 feet long and 16 feet tall it's a colossal curiosity
Fit for a 12 Story Human Giant!

In 2005, as part of Red Wing Shoe Company's Centennial.
The World's Largest Boot was created to celebrate generations of shoe-making craftsmen whose labor and dedication built the company and its world-wide reputation for quality.

The sender writes:
I am in Minnesota today and stopped to see the giant red wing boot AGAIN.  Because, once is never enough. :D

This postcard is from 2015.

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Here is another one from 2024...

Minnesota - Shaped Map and .. Did You Know

St. Paul Minnesota

...did you know?

The original name of the settlement that became St. Paul was Pig's Eye.  Named for the French-Canadian whiskey trader, Pierre "Pig's Eye" Parrant.

During the winter of 1888, residents of St. Paul built an ice palace 14 stories high covering more than an acre of land.

From a small sandpaper making factor (factory) on the east side, Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing, 3M, has grown to be one (of) the most respected companies in the world.

From prohibition era "gangster" tours to narrative Mississippi riverboat cruises, St. Paul offers a variety of  sightseeing excursions that are sure to entertain and inform.

Author F. Scott Fitzgerald was born in St. Paul in 1896.  The city features prominently in many of his stories.

XCEL Energy Center will be home to the Republican National Convention in 2008

According to Sports Illustrated, St. Paul is the NEW HOCKYTOWN, U.S.A.
2009

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The card looks like it is scanned crocked, but that is the way the card was made.  Also, the two words in parentheses above are errors!  I love it when I get a card with those.

Minnesota - Ray, World's Largest Walleye, Real Photo Postcard

The World's Largest Walleye at the Entrance to Lake Kabetogama, Ray, Minnesota

Photo-Chrome by W.A. Fisher Co., Virginia, Minnesota

This is a real photo postcard of a woman riding a walleye fish statue like a horse.  She even has her cowboy hat up in the air!

I have seen other images of people riding this statue, but none with floral reins. 

Minnesota - University of Minn. TCF Bank Stadium 2009

TCF Bank Stadium
Inaugural Season 2009

This brand new 50,800 seat facility will be the home for the Golden Gopher Football and the U of M's Marching Band, The Pride of Minnesota.

Photo: DJ Nordgren 

Minnesota - Fifty Years of Baseball, Twins Stadiums

50 Years of Minnesota Baseball
With the arrival of the Minnesota Twins in 1961, the area achieved Major League status.  The club played at Metropolitan Stadium through 1981.  They moved inside the confines of the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in 1982 and stayed through 2009.  Target Field represents a move back to the outdoor elements.

Photos:
Met: NMN
Dome: R.A. Young
Target Field: D.J. Nordgren

Minnesota - Lakes, Rivers, Prairies and More

Minnesota

Lakes, rivers, prairies, & more ... there's a whole lot of beauty waiting to be explored.

Photos: Gary Alan Nelson, D.J. Nordgren, Richard & Marcella Jensen
2010

Minnesota - Axel's Tackle Box, Tonkah the Sunfish

Visitors to Axel's Tackle Box of Waterville, Minnesota are greeting by Tonkah, the sunfish.
photo: Dan Hoehn
2013

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Waterville is a city in Le Sueur County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,868 at the 2010 census.

Minnesota - St. Paul 2, Kessler and Maguire Funeral Home

Kessler and Maguire
Funeral Home
"The Most Complete Funeral Home in the Northwest"
West Seventh at St. Clair - CApital 4-2341
St. Paul, Minnesota
Conveniently Located - Private Parking
Completely Air-Conditioned
Passenger Elevator to all Chapels.

Minnesota - Map, Loon and Flower

Minnesota
Land of 10,000 Lakes
Founded in 1858
2013

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Minnesota is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the 32nd state on May 11, 1858.

Known as the "Land of 10,000 Lakes", the state's name comes from a Dakota word for "sky-tinted water". Those waters, together with forests, parks, and wilderness areas, offer residents and tourists a variety of outdoor recreational opportunities.

Minnesota - Map Card with Seal, Flag, Bird and Flower

Minnesota
Land of 10,000 Lakes
The Gopher State
State Flower: Ladyslipper
State Bird: Loon

The message on the back of this card is written in Pigpen Cipher Code!
2012

Minnesota - Wheaton, A Grasshopper Pulling Cart

Seen near Wheaton, Minnesota
Potter Drug Co.

This is an exaggeration postcard.  Maybe the Grasshopper is pulling a seed card?  It looks to have US 606 on it.
1940