The results of the MinnBox customer survey. If a person takes an online survey and the company learns nothing from it, did it make a difference? – Ancient Minnesotan Proverb First, we need to say thank you. A whole big bunch of you took time out of your busy lives to answer our […]
Our Minnesota Makers
Gain inspiration from some of our favorite Minnesota makers, learn about the personality they pour into their products, and discover delightful stories about our state.
Meet Douglas Wood, one multi-talented maker. Douglas Wood — musician, keynote speaker and author of 37 books — grew up in Sioux City, Iowa. And, from very early on, he felt a little out of place. “I always knew that I belonged where there were lakes and rivers and waters and woods,” he says. […]
Transforming our state, one craft economy at a time. “It’s really great you’re doing this,” said Ruth Marcks, Custom Product Business Specialist at Red Wing Stoneware & Pottery, as we loaded up boxes of the mugs that would wind up in our Holiday Gift Box. “You’re promoting people who are trying really hard to make […]
Discover the legacy of Red Wing Stoneware & Pottery The story of Red Wing Stoneware & Pottery, one of the companies featured in our MinnBox Holiday Gift Box, can be traced all the way back to 1861, when a German Immigrant named J. Pohl discovered a large pocket of clay on his land. Pohl was […]