MUSIC BEYOND MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL There’s more to Minnesota than Minneapolis-St. Paul. To start with, there’s Paisley Park in nearby Chanhassen, where Prince once lived and recorded, and which is now a museum. Each summer, two big country music festivals roll into Greater Minnesota — Winstock Country Music Festival and WE Fest . Just a couple hours north, Duluth has a thriving music scene that has produced the indie band Low and the bluegrass outfi t Trampled by Turtles . Duluth celebrates its scene with the Homegrown Music Festival every spring and the Bayfront Blues Festival each summer. Minnesota casinos like Treasure Island and Mystic Lake offer great live music as well. In addition to country stars and nostalgia acts, the casinos have brought in Wilco, Kesha and Lauryn Hill in recent years. Explore the full lineup of music events at exploreminnesota.com/things-to-do/music Bayfront Blues Festival Bob Dylan Mural Credit: Bill Hickey, Courtesy of Meet Minneapolis Highway 61 Revisited: A Bob Dylan Tour Follow the trail that leads from Robert Zimmerman to Bob Dylan, from the iconic folk singer’s birthplace in Duluth to Minneapolis-St. Paul hangouts where he crafted his signature sound. MINNEAPOLIS LANDMARKS Visit Dinkytown , home of the University of Minnesota’s Minneapolis campus, where Dylan was enrolled from fall 1959 to fall 1960. Dylan lived above Gray’s Campus Drug (now Gray’s) and played at local coffee houses. In downtown Minneapolis, check out the Bob Dylan Mural “Times They Are A-Changin’” at the corner of Fifth Street and Hennepin Avenue. DULUTH CONNECTIONS Pick up the legendary Highway 61 in Minneapolis-St. Paul and follow it north to Duluth, where Dylan was born – his fi rst home is located at 519 North 3rd Avenue East. You can also drive Bob Dylan Way and see an exhibit at the historic lakefront brewery Fitger’s . In May, don’t miss Duluth Dylan Fest , which celebrates the city’s native son with music and a full creative lineup. HIBBING HISTORY In Hibbing, see Dylan’s high school and childhood home (marked with a plaque) as you cruise along Dylan Drive . In 1958, he performed at a talent contest in the Memorial Building – Little Theater, now the Hibbing Historical Society Museum . At the Hibbing Public Library , check out a Dylan exhibit based on his autobiography, Chronicles: Volume I .
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