“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)
My running tally of what makes L’Étoile du Nord unique, interesting, valuable, loveable, and happy.