March 12, 2019
Snow Problem: Staff Work Around the Clock to Keep Mayo Open During Blizzard
By In the Loop
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
By In the Loop
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
By In the Loop
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!
By In the Loop
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
By In the Loop
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