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We the unwilling, led by the unqualified, have been doing the unbelievable for so long, with so little, we now attempt the impossible with nothing. - Mini-School Credo

Trips

Winter Activities Trip

February 1, 1996 by Mini Archives

By Andrea Hamilton The day is Tuesday, February 6th. This morning started off with a few hassles, Andrea’s crabby and Rick was not to be found, but we made it on our way to Grantsburg, Wisconsin, for three and a half days of winter activities. We stopped in Rush City, at the Grant House Hotel, … [Read more…]

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Horseback Riding

November 1, 1995 by Mini Archives

Horseback Riding By Kristi Dahl Women’s Issues had been waiting 2 weeks to go horseback riding and of course, it had to be raining on the day we decided to go. It wasn’t raining too badly, though it was still muddy. A total of 10 people decided to go: Ramona, Andrea, Jackie, Kristi, Emily, Tami, … [Read more…]

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Whitewater Rafting

November 1, 1995 by Mini Archives

Whitewater Rafting By Clint Fero and Tami Olson On the morning of Wednesday September 27, Nate Clifford, Jed Norman, Dan Stevens, Gabe Hargrove, Clint Fero and Tami Olson all met Pauline at the high school. It was 6:30 a.m. and time to pack and be ready to leave by 7:00. We ended up leaving around … [Read more…]

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Mark Warren 2

November 1, 1995 by Mini Archives

Mark Warren 2 By Andrea Hamilton It was a quiet drive up to Doug’s cabin in Grantsburg, Wisconsin. Everyone was lost in their thoughts or sleeping. We arrived at the cabin around 12:30, unloaded and walked down to our “home” for the next 3 days. It was beautiful, endless tail trees, St. Croix river about … [Read more…]

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Yellowstone

November 1, 1995 by Mini Archives

Yellowstone By Alison Young with help from my fellow trippers On a trip like Yellowstone, it’s hard to write an article to make people understand what an experience we’ve ail had, what things we’ve learned as a group, and more importantly, what we have learned as individuals. We have accomplished many things as a group. … [Read more…]

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Mark Warren 1

November 1, 1995 by Mini Archives

Mark Warren 1 By Emily Matejcek and Lisa Kopecky As my very first Mini School trip and Lisa’s second Mark Warren, but first Mini School trip two years ago, it was a great experience for both of us. Lisa being the macho trip woman she is, I was over at her house the night before … [Read more…]

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Southern Bike Trip (Uhhh, Plunger!)

March 1, 1994 by Mini Archives

By David Zytkoskee Randy, Justin, Tony, Pat, Mason, Jenny, Kyle, John, and I left for a nice, easy bike trip in southern Minnesota. Ya right whatever! Mission 1: get to the campsite. We drove down to Nerstrand State Park and on our way down we realized the eclipse was happening so we all looked up … [Read more…]

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Who Says Politics Are Boring? The Dudley Riggs Outing

March 1, 1994 by Mini Archives

By Pugsley Santa Clause! The child no older than ten pulls out a gun, and fires a bullet into the mystical character. You say to yourself, “My God! What is he talking about?” Well, wonder no longer, ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the world of Dudley Riggs. But do not be alarmed, the whole show … [Read more…]

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BWCA Canoe Trip

March 1, 1994 by Mini Archives

By Chris Wilmot Straight from Ogishkemuncie, Crash Wilmot, Reporter Extraordinaire. Hello folks, it’s a beautiful day here in the wonderful Boundary Waters. We’re bruised and battered, bitten and scratched, pretty exhausted and darn it, we’re lovin’ it. Just to rehash the first few days… We started on Sawbill Lake and paddled 6 miles up the … [Read more…]

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The Grand Canyon / Southwest Trip

March 1, 1994 by Mini Archives

By Lola Ulvog The Grand Canyon/Southwest trip was an experience like no other. No article could do it justice, however I will do my best to inform you of our wild adventures. Our journey started at 11:15 on the morning of April 19th in the parking lot of Minnetonka High School. We drove straight through … [Read more…]

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Latest Updates:
10/28/24 - Found some negatives for a sledding trip to the Orono Golf Course in 1980 so added a new slideshow for that.
9/25/2024 - Uploaded an additional 53 PDF files of Com-Mini-Cations, started to convert the articles into individual posts.
5/28/2024 - Created slideshows for miscellaneous trips and classroom photos plus a slideshow for unidentified trips, lots of updates to existing slideshows, slide scanning complete
5/27/2024 - Slideshows for Big Fork Canoe 1996, Women's Bike Trip 1994, North Shore Women's Trip 1994, Southwest Utah Trip 1992, Winter Camping 1998 & 1999, St Louis 1998, Insights 1993
5/23/2024 - Slideshows for Classroom 1992, new photos to Classroom 1996, and the Mini 25th Reunion.

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