My running tally of what makes L’Étoile du Nord unique, interesting, valuable, loveable, and happy.
“Minnesota is a state of public-spirited and polite people, where you can get a good cappuccino and eat Thai food and find any book you want and yet live on a quiet tree-lined street with a backyard and send your kids to public school. When a state this good hits the jackpot, it can only be an inspiration to everybody.” —Garrison Keillor