We are working on a 300k on the Western side of the Twin Cities. The namesake for this brevet is "Weird" Al Jankovic' song "The Biggest Ball of Twine in Minnesota" - In case you haven't heard neither the song nor about the Biggest Ball of Twine in Darwin, MN - here are two links for your mental preparation: (The Biggest Ball of Twine in Minnesota (youtube.com), World's Largest Ball Of Twine Still Reels 'Em In (youtube.com)).
Another stop on this ride will most likey be Hutchinson, the place where Chief Little Crow, Leader of the Sioux Indian Outbreak in 1862, was shot and killed. To learn more on the darker side of Minnesota history, you can visit this website by the Minnesota Historical Society about the US-Dakota War of 1862.
Details of this route are still being worked on, most likely we'll go through Belle Plain, Annandale and/or Monticello as well.