lake wobegon (minn. : imaginary place)

Provides in-depth analysis of the life, works, career, and critical importance of Garrison Keillor.

Text and images reveal the real-life origins of Lake Wobegon, the small midwestern town which Garrison Kellor brought to life.

Provides an overview of the life and career of author Garrison Keillor, along with scholarly readings of seven of his works and a primary and secondary bibliography.

A collection of thirty-six stories of Keillor's farewell tribute to life in Lake Wobegon.

Recalls the early history of Lake Wobegon and many of its memorable characters and places first met on "A Prairie Home Companion" radio program.

John Tollefson, born and raised in Lake Wobegon, leaves Minnesota to escape marriage to a stifling girlfriend, and creates a new life for himself as station manager of a public radio station in New York where he meets his true love, Alida.