Quirky Tourist Attractions in or near Minnesota

While in Minnesota, you might enjoy a visit to:

An attempt to build a dam on the Otter Tail River in 1908 was dissembled by a hidden natural spring. Huge chunks of the old concrete dam still span the river in this city park.
~24 miles from Ottertail.

The museum exhibits a mighty slab of cryptically carved rock. Is it a history-shaking bit of debris left by ancient Nordic litterbugs -- or a prank by a bored Minnesota farmer?
~38 miles from Ottertail.

A big fiberglass catch, displayed under a snow-and-rain-shielding canopy, and positioned for classic "My head's in the mouth of a giant fish!" gag photos.
~51 miles from Ottertail.

Many towns in the Great Lakes region have Paul Bunyan statues. But only Akeley's Bunyan has dropped to one knee to let visitors perch in his mighty palm.
~57 miles from Ottertail.

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