Tourist destination: Ogilvie, MN
By Faye
@FayeHazel (40248)
United States
December 3, 2017 11:22am CST
One of the most unique little places I know is Ogilvie MN. If you are in Central Minnesota I'd really like to recommend that you stop here.
So little Ogilvie has around 350 for a population.
I discovered it one day when I was bored and went for a drive.
The first thing that caught my eye was a Pasty restaurant. This is a hard to find treat that is similar to a pot pie only a thousand times better. So I went in. It was totally delicious! And the interior of the place was charming. Crafts for sale and the most friendly restaurant owner ever. I loved it.
So I left there and was going to leave on my way -- but I decided to look around the downtown.
As expected - it was small. Some buildings didn't look open. But Ogilvie also featured a hardware store, a gas station, a few bars and (another) café. The post office had a ton of plants in the window.
Their (old) water tower has some history to it. It looks like a castle tower and was put up in the 20s or 30s, being innovative at the time.
What caught my eye was a music/antiques/jewelry outlet store.
It was one of the most special places ever. The couple that owned it are so unique and kind and they have the coolest jewelry.
I wonder what other small towns hide as special treasures like Ogilvie does.
Article about Ogilvie:
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search Ogilvie, Minnesota City Motto: "We Are The Lions" Location of Ogilvie, Minnesota Coordinates: 45°49'53?N 93°25'25?W? / ?45.83139°N 93.42361°W? / 45.83139; -93.42361 Country United States Sta
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@catsholiday (460)
• Derby, England
3 Dec 17
We have found some lovely small towns when on our driving tours in the USA
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@FayeHazel (40248)
• United States
5 Dec 17
@catsholiday That's amazing! I always did want to do the Route 66 thing. I've never seen the boundary waters for the Mississippi, maybe I will start there. That is great you've gotten to see so much :-)
@FayeHazel (40248)
• United States
4 Dec 17
There is just something so charming about small towns. What states did you see?
@catsholiday (460)
• Derby, England
4 Dec 17
@FayeHazel My husband has now visited every state. I am a few behind him. We have driven most of route 66 but not all in one go. We have also driven the Great River road from Minneapolis to the start of the great Mississippi where we walked over it!!
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@JudyEv (325818)
• Rockingham, Australia
4 Dec 17
@FayeHazel We had quite a few of those and relished each one.
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@FayeHazel (40248)
• United States
5 Dec 17
@JudyEv It's like finding hidden treasure
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@FayeHazel (40248)
• United States
4 Dec 17
That's interesting now that you mention it - it does seem like sometimes the smallest / least planned portions of events are the most rewarding
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@DianneN (246838)
• United States
7 Dec 17
@FayeHazel I would definitely let you know if we visit. I'd love to meet you, too, and hear you sing and belly dance!!! lol
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@FayeHazel (40248)
• United States
7 Dec 17
@DianneN Awesome! I would love to belly dance for / with you :-)
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@FayeHazel (40248)
• United States
4 Dec 17
Oh cool - perhaps MN will become a travel goal? If so, I'd love to meet you
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@paigea (35695)
• Canada
3 Dec 17
I do love wandering around tiny towns. When I substitute teach in a small town I wander through the shops after school.
I found the little shop in one little town bakes the best bread and buns around. Found a great butcher in another little town.
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@FayeHazel (40248)
• United States
4 Dec 17
Tiny! But I grew up outside of a town of 170, lol
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@GardenGerty (157555)
• United States
3 Dec 17
I will have to write that down.We go to Minnesota at least once a year to see our daughter. Usually you find pastys in the UP of Michigan. It is a meal that the Welsh coal miners used to carry.
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@FayeHazel (40248)
• United States
4 Dec 17
Oh cool! Small world. I hope you get to see it if it's in your path. Ogilvie is about 40 miles East of St.Cloud.
I love pasties!
@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
3 Dec 17
I have found many small towns have unique little things like the world's largest teapot or something of historical note.
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@FayeHazel (40248)
• United States
4 Dec 17
I love unique things like that. Would make a great coffee table book
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@FayeHazel (40248)
• United States
4 Dec 17
That's a good point I wonder if there is any police department there lol
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@misunderstood_zombie (8142)
• United States
3 Dec 17
The place sounds wonderful. I like small towns, but I wouldn't ever want to live in one.
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@FayeHazel (40248)
• United States
4 Dec 17
I love it! It was wonderfully quaint. I agree though -- the only way I could do it is if a bigger town were near
