Frank Bures
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Writing narrative nonfiction. Audio tours: @ https://voicemap.me/publisher/frank-bures. For hire: @ https://www.clippings.me/frankbures. Everything else @ https://frankbures.com
Noam Chomsky surfacing in the Epstein files is not one I saw coming. I know generative grammar is dead and all, but still...
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The key names from Jeffrey Epstein's rich and powerful circle
Convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein intentionally sought out some of the world's most powerful people. Here's how they have responded to his disgraced reputation.
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November 13, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Noam Chomsky surfacing in the Epstein files is not one I saw coming. I know generative grammar is dead and all, but still...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...
If you're going to the Twin Cities Book Festival at Union Depot on Saturday, stop by the Riverview Room at 2:30!
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Minnesota Author Showcase: Journeys
Frank Bures and Patrick Hicks Saturday, November 8, 20252:30pm, Riverview Room (located upstairs from the Book Fair) Intrepid explorers and armchair travelers alike will marvel at how these two author...
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November 6, 2025 at 9:36 PM
If you're going to the Twin Cities Book Festival at Union Depot on Saturday, stop by the Riverview Room at 2:30!
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Why is it that every disappeared US citizen is not front page news? At the very least we should have a little box with a count of the number of citizens who have been taken away and are not locatable and a link to a story with photos & min-bios, just as we used to do with military casually figures.
In Portland, Oregon, masked ICE GOONS abducted and vanished US citizen Gonzalo Catalan last week. Tragically, his family remains unaware of his whereabouts and has not received any communication from him as of today.
October 30, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Why is it that every disappeared US citizen is not front page news? At the very least we should have a little box with a count of the number of citizens who have been taken away and are not locatable and a link to a story with photos & min-bios, just as we used to do with military casually figures.
If you’re coming to Minneapolis for the new Purple Rain Musical at the State Theater, and you want to slip back into 1984, my audio tour will literally take you past the State Theater, and through the entire sweep of Prince’s career: voicemap.me/tour/minneap...
In the Footsteps of Prince: Downtown Minneapolis Walking Tour | Minneapolis, Minnesota self-guided audio tour | VoiceMap
Strut through downtown Minneapolis and see where His Royal Badness rose to fame with this self-guided tour of Minneapolis, Minnesota, the United States. For the best experience, install the VoiceMap a...
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October 27, 2025 at 2:41 PM
If you’re coming to Minneapolis for the new Purple Rain Musical at the State Theater, and you want to slip back into 1984, my audio tour will literally take you past the State Theater, and through the entire sweep of Prince’s career: voicemap.me/tour/minneap...
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If you're interested in history, long-distance canoe racing, Ojibwe canoe building and more, my talk at the Minnesota Historical Society about my new book will premiere tomorrow, with lots of fun historical photos: www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpuJ...
Frank Bures
If you're interested in history, long-distance canoe racing, Ojibwe canoe building and more, my talk at the Minnesota Historical Society about my new book will premiere tomorrow, with lots of fun historical photos: www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpuJ...
Pushing the River with Frank Bures
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October 10, 2025 at 11:48 AM
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If you're interested in history, long-distance canoe racing, Ojibwe canoe building and more, my talk at the Minnesota Historical Society about my new book will premiere tomorrow, with lots of fun historical photos: www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpuJ...
Frank Bures
If you're interested in history, long-distance canoe racing, Ojibwe canoe building and more, my talk at the Minnesota Historical Society about my new book will premiere tomorrow, with lots of fun historical photos: www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpuJ...
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We are losing something by having newsrooms where everyone who has more than a few years’ experience has gotten fired. I don’t fault a young writer for not knowing about things that happened before she was born. But now there are no editors to help give context to these stories, either.
October 2, 2025 at 1:57 PM
We are losing something by having newsrooms where everyone who has more than a few years’ experience has gotten fired. I don’t fault a young writer for not knowing about things that happened before she was born. But now there are no editors to help give context to these stories, either.
I was honored to get to be part of this documentary for Twin Cities Public Television, along with Andy Sturdevant, Tane Danger , Katie Thornton, Chris Montana and Karen Cooper herself. Very fun to watch!
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Wicked Minnehaha | The Unexpected History of Minnehaha Falls | You Are Here Episode 1
YouTube video by Twin Cities PBS
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September 26, 2025 at 2:35 PM
I was honored to get to be part of this documentary for Twin Cities Public Television, along with Andy Sturdevant, Tane Danger , Katie Thornton, Chris Montana and Karen Cooper herself. Very fun to watch!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HiR1...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HiR1...
I've always thought of myself as a tent camper, but writing this story made me rethink that a bit: Shop Talk: See the (Sky)Light in a Vistabule Teardrop
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Shop Talk: See the (Sky)Light in a Vistabule Teardrop
Going inside the manufacturing facility of Vistabule Teardrops at the company's facility located in St. Paul, MN.
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September 25, 2025 at 12:41 PM
I've always thought of myself as a tent camper, but writing this story made me rethink that a bit: Shop Talk: See the (Sky)Light in a Vistabule Teardrop
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and a retired meteorologist shall lead us
September 19, 2025 at 1:58 AM
and a retired meteorologist shall lead us
Had a really nice chat with Joe Friedrichs of Paddle and Portage in Duluth about Pushing the River, the Paul Bunyan Canoe Derby, etc: paddleandportage.com/2025/09/16/p...
Pushing the River: Video Podcast with Frank Bures - Paddle and Portage
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September 17, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Had a really nice chat with Joe Friedrichs of Paddle and Portage in Duluth about Pushing the River, the Paul Bunyan Canoe Derby, etc: paddleandportage.com/2025/09/16/p...
EVENT: Frank Bures in conversation with Scott Miller
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September 2, 2025 at 4:25 PM
If you’re looking for something to do on on Labor Day in Minneapolis, St. Paul, Duluth or Madison, why not take an audio tour! voicemap.me/publisher/fr...
The Minneapolis Sculpture Garden tour is getting really nice reviews: voicemap.me/tour/minneap...
The Minneapolis Sculpture Garden tour is getting really nice reviews: voicemap.me/tour/minneap...
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Frank Bures is an award-winning writer and essayist. His books include Pushing the River: An Epic Battle, a Lost History, a Near Death, and Other True Canoeing Stories, Under Purple Skies: The Minnea...
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September 1, 2025 at 4:26 PM
If you’re looking for something to do on on Labor Day in Minneapolis, St. Paul, Duluth or Madison, why not take an audio tour! voicemap.me/publisher/fr...
The Minneapolis Sculpture Garden tour is getting really nice reviews: voicemap.me/tour/minneap...
The Minneapolis Sculpture Garden tour is getting really nice reviews: voicemap.me/tour/minneap...
Want to know about Guinness World Records, the Paul Bunyan Canoe Derby and more? Come hear me and Scott E. Miller at Next Chapter Booksellers on Tuesday!
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EVENT: Frank Bures in conversation with Scott Miller
Join us for a conversation between Frank Bures, author of Pushing the River, and Scott Miller.
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August 27, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Want to know about Guinness World Records, the Paul Bunyan Canoe Derby and more? Come hear me and Scott E. Miller at Next Chapter Booksellers on Tuesday!
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When I was on the support crew for the Mississippi Guinness World Record attempt in 2023, I met two young filmmakers, Alex Maier and Amy Robin. Their film, Mississippi Speed Record: And Epic Adventure, is now on Prime: www.primevideo.com/detail/Missi...
Watch Mississippi Speed Record: An Epic Adventure online – Prime Video
A team of four paddlers races against time to break the Guinness World Record on the mighty Mississippi-2,340 miles of brutal conditions and sleep deprivation, paddling 24/7 for over two weeks. With a...
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August 26, 2025 at 1:41 PM
When I was on the support crew for the Mississippi Guinness World Record attempt in 2023, I met two young filmmakers, Alex Maier and Amy Robin. Their film, Mississippi Speed Record: And Epic Adventure, is now on Prime: www.primevideo.com/detail/Missi...
Yesterday, David Roche destroyed the Leadville course record (again!), which he set last year. He finished the 100-mile race in 15 hours, 12 Minutes and 30 seconds.
In June, my profile of Roche ran in Men’s Health. Posting here again in case you missed it:
www.menshealth.com/fitness/a654...
In June, my profile of Roche ran in Men’s Health. Posting here again in case you missed it:
www.menshealth.com/fitness/a654...
Is the Secret to Ultrarunning Success Downing Crazy High Carbs?
Carbs are rising. Records are falling. David Roche is putting himself in the path of either victory or disaster to find out how related those facts are.
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August 17, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Yesterday, David Roche destroyed the Leadville course record (again!), which he set last year. He finished the 100-mile race in 15 hours, 12 Minutes and 30 seconds.
In June, my profile of Roche ran in Men’s Health. Posting here again in case you missed it:
www.menshealth.com/fitness/a654...
In June, my profile of Roche ran in Men’s Health. Posting here again in case you missed it:
www.menshealth.com/fitness/a654...
I've got another story over at Explore Minnesota. Our kids are a little old for the playground now, but we've got great memories at a lot of these spots: www.exploreminnesota.com/outdoors/cam...
Minnesota's Best Sites For Camping With Kids
As we move through the digital age, there’s nothing better for kids than getting out in the woods.
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August 8, 2025 at 1:28 PM
I've got another story over at Explore Minnesota. Our kids are a little old for the playground now, but we've got great memories at a lot of these spots: www.exploreminnesota.com/outdoors/cam...
I've got a new story over at Explore Minnesota: www.exploreminnesota.com/outdoors/cam...
Minnesota's Best Remote Camping Sites
See Places on a Map Sometimes you want to get away from it all. Other times, you want to get really, really far away from it all.
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July 30, 2025 at 1:30 PM
I've got a new story over at Explore Minnesota: www.exploreminnesota.com/outdoors/cam...
This summer, two world record holding canoes went head to head in the Mississippi River 145:
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Guinness Grudge Match
In Pushing the River, I tell the stories of the 2021 and the 2023 Guinness World Records for paddling the length of the Mississippi River. 2021, the record was set by team Mile Marker Zero, led by …
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July 25, 2025 at 4:20 PM
This summer, two world record holding canoes went head to head in the Mississippi River 145:
frankbures.com/2025/07/08/g...
frankbures.com/2025/07/08/g...
I've got a new story over at Men's Health about David Roche and the high carb revolution:
www.menshealth.com/fitness/a654...
www.menshealth.com/fitness/a654...
Is the Secret to Ultrarunning Success Downing Crazy High Carbs?
Carbs are rising. Records are falling. David Roche is putting himself in the path of either victory or disaster to find out how related those facts are.
www.menshealth.com
July 18, 2025 at 11:30 AM
I've got a new story over at Men's Health about David Roche and the high carb revolution:
www.menshealth.com/fitness/a654...
www.menshealth.com/fitness/a654...
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Minnesota writer Frank Bures is the latest to draw inspiration from the Mississippi River. His new book, “Pushing the River,” blends narrative with forgotten history, spotlighting the Paul Bunyan Canoe Derby and the often-overlooked role of Ojibwe paddlers in shaping Minnesota’s canoeing legacy.
Author Frank Bures on canoeing, forgotten races and a brush with death on the Mississippi
Minnesota author Frank Bures discusses his new book “Pushing the River,” a blend of personal adventures, historical research and rediscovered stories about the state’s forgotten canoe racing culture, ...
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July 16, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Minnesota writer Frank Bures is the latest to draw inspiration from the Mississippi River. His new book, “Pushing the River,” blends narrative with forgotten history, spotlighting the Paul Bunyan Canoe Derby and the often-overlooked role of Ojibwe paddlers in shaping Minnesota’s canoeing legacy.
Twin Cities folks: If you're looking for something to do this Saturday, I'll be giving a free talk on Pushing the River, the Paul Bunyan Canoe Derby, the Minneapolis Aquatennial (which starts next week) and more at the Minnesota History Center:
www3.mnhs.org/events/29364039597
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North Star Voices: Pushing the River
Join award-winning writer, Frank Bures, to learn more about tales of ambition, adventure, rivalry, friendship, and love on the waters of the Mississippi River and beyond.
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July 15, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Twin Cities folks: If you're looking for something to do this Saturday, I'll be giving a free talk on Pushing the River, the Paul Bunyan Canoe Derby, the Minneapolis Aquatennial (which starts next week) and more at the Minnesota History Center:
www3.mnhs.org/events/29364039597
www3.mnhs.org/events/29364039597