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March 12, 2019

Snow Problem: Staff Work Around the Clock to Keep Mayo Open During Blizzard

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Minnesotans are quite familiar with the chore that is snow removal, but last month’s blizzard put even the heartiest Minnesotans to the test — a test that Mayo grounds crews passed with flying colors.

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Tags: Chuck Potter, Facility Operations and Ground Maintenance, Matt Anderson, Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Mayowood, Nick Queensland


December 14, 2017

Reunion at Mayowood Offers Glimpse Into Mayo History

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Lyle Lieder’s first visit to Mayowood was in the 1940s, as a guest of Dr. Charlie’s grandsons. His love of cars brought him back to the historic home earlier this year.

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Tags: Heritage Days, Mayowood


December 10, 2015

It’s Beginning to Look a lot Like Mayowood

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If you’ve gotten the gingerbread house bug this holiday season, you may want to avert your eyes. Seeing the wonder that is Chef Jonathan Klinger’s Gingerbread Mayowood may cloud your palate for anything that comes after. And even strong reassurances about your work, like, “That’s good honey, you really are talented,” may not be enough […]

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Tags: Jonathan Klinger, Mayowood


September 17, 2015

Mayowood’s Annual Chrysanthemum Show is back — Bigger and Freer Than Ever!

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Just three years ago, Mayowood — the home that Dr. Charles and Edith Mayo built in 1911 — seemed to be losing its race against Father Time. “The mansion … had fallen into disrepair,” the Rochester Post-Bulletin reported in 2014. “There was a five-inch slump in part of the foundation that left windows and doors […]

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Tags: Heritage Days, Mayowood


October 9, 2014

Opening a New Door at Mayowood

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The picturesque driveway was lined with trucks, vans and other vehicles of the grounds crew and contractors putting the finishing touches on the historic mansion when we snuck into Mayowood with our cameras a couple weeks before the grand re-opening. We were greeted by the hum of power washers, the sounds of a skid loader, […]

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Tags: History, Mayowood


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