Minnesota

Below is a collection of current and past American Profile articles. Don't forget you can also submit your own story and read others submitted by the American Profile community.

Singing for the Fallen

by Naomi Seldin

Josh Revak's life changed in a flash in June 2006 while he was escorting a tank in Ar Ramadi, Iraq.

first appeared: 3/30/2008

Providing Hope through Charity

by Susan Palmquist

A tractor-trailer backs up to a 20,000-square-foot warehouse in St. Louis Park, Minn. (pop. 44,126).

first appeared: 2/17/2008

Stocking Shelves, Restoring Hope

by Marti Attoun

When 17-year-old Nick Graham bought and reopened the only grocery store in Truman, Minn. (pop. 1,259), 16 months ago, he wanted townsfolk to have easy access to biscuits, birdseed, pork chops and pickles.

first appeared: 1/6/2008

Caroling for a Cause

by Susan Palmquist

The voices of young and old singing Christmas carols break the silence on a cold December evening in St. Paul, Minn.

first appeared: 12/9/2007

Toying Around

by Vicki Cox

Kreofsky's 32,000-square-foot store boasts an inventory of 192,000 toys, some of which he designed.

first appeared: 11/18/2007

Easter Memories

Easter is remembered in an array of colors, from new purple dresses, yellow bonnets and black patent-leather shoes to multicolored eggs hidden in tufts of green grass and fragrant white lilies surrounding the Sunday church altar.

first appeared: 4/1/2007

Will You Marry Me?

by Marta W. Aldrich

Marriage is proposed in every way—and place—imaginable. Some proposals are sweet and subtle, while others are elaborate and extravagant.

first appeared: 2/11/2007

Having a Blast

by Vicki Cox

Dave “Cannonball” Smith, 63, kneels at the opening of his 33-foot-long, star-spangled cannon.

first appeared: 10/29/2006

The Smallest Biggest Oldest Tallest

by Melissa L. Jones

Superlatives abound across America

first appeared: 7/23/2006

Like Mother Like Daughter

When American Profile asked readers to send us photographs of look-alike mothers and daughters, along with a brief description of how these uncanny resemblances influence their lives, we received hundreds of submissions detailing this unique family bond.

first appeared: 5/7/2006

Where the Land Is Free

by Marti Attoun

Great Plains communities attract modern-day homesteaders

first appeared: 4/30/2006

Spectacle on Ice

by Steve Lange

Winter fishing in the frozen North

first appeared: 1/1/2006

Why Grandparents Are Grand

Readers explain why their grandparents are great

first appeared: 8/28/2005

Eagle Watch

by Mary Miller

America's national symbol soars back from the brink

first appeared: 12/28/2003

The One-Room Schoolhouse

by Elisabeth Deffner

One-room schoolhouses dot the countryside, but those still standing represent only a fraction of those in which generations of Americans received their early education.

first appeared: 10/26/2003

Hunting Our Heritage Trees

by Gayle Goddard-Taylor

America’s ancient forests once stretched uncut from coast to coast—from Eastern white pines to Pacific redwoods

first appeared: 5/11/2003

Scenic Drives

by Stephen Leon Alligood

5 journeys to witness our country's majesty

first appeared: 4/21/2002

Bidding Is Only Half the Fun

by Stephen Leon Alligood

Hometown auctions can be fun and good deals can be had