Ever heard of a staycations, where you stay home and play tourist on your vacation? The Minneapolis Convention & Visitors Association share great tips on things you can do and links to City Pages' Event Calendar to give you a heads up on the amazing cultural events happening in town.

The Minnesota Historical Society blogs about the 150 Best Minnesota Books. Titles include Betty Crocker's first ever cookbook to Sinclair Lewis' works of fiction to the children's books of Maud Hart Lovelace. Explore Minnesota in a whole new way by reading all about it.

Did you know we're the boating capital of America? Learn other random facts in this brief video from the History Channel.

The Dakota Sioux and Ojibway nations call Minnesota home. A local educator and tribal historian, Dr. Anton Treuer, has written an illuminating book called Everything You Wanted to Know About Indians but Were Afraid to Ask that will explain the history and culture of native people and answer the questions that may come across as offensive or ignorant.

Ever wonder who made it big from Minnesota? Our new subtopic Famous Minnesotans will help you identify the people who had a major impact locally, in the U.S. or even the world.

Minneapolis Named for 2020 Olympic Consideration cautions that it's too early to know if we make the final cut, but we are keeping great company with fellow nominees New York, Los Angeles, Dallas and Tulsa.

Watch Minnesota Gurls, a local response to Katy Perry's California Girls. You'll never look at spam the same way again.

Explore MNopedia, an online encyclopedia with articles that include related media, related articles, turning point/overview, chronology, bibliography, and related resources.

After every census, the political maps are redrawn and our lawmakers in the legislator are faced with the choice to move to a new district, retire, or run against an incumbent. MPR describes how Legislators consider future in new political boundaries.

The Minnesota Secretary of State is not some dull government office! You can learn about Minnesota and its history, and teens can also explore How to Start a Business, how to be part of an International Student Exchange, and where to get a Waiver of Intercollegiate Athletic Eligibility. Check it out.