Essay: Minnesota winters a rite of passage

Philip Bryant
Philip Bryant teaches in the English department at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minn. Bryant's latest book of poetry is "Stompin' at the Grand Terrace."
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For people who move to Minnesota from warmer climates, the winters can be a trying time. But poet for poet Phillip Bryant, they were also a rite of passage. Bryant is a professor of English at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, and he sent us this essay.

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