Sinclair Lewis, best known for satirical novels of the American middle class (such as Babbitt) and small town life (such as Main Street), grew up in Sauk Centre, Minnesota. His boyhood home is open to visitors, filled with period antiques, with tour guides who share stories of his life and career.
Come visit the the Lewis House and Interpretative center in Sauk Centre. Find more about Minnesota authors at www.ExploreMinnesota.com
Minnesota Literary Sites & Events
Landmarks
- Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum – http://www.walnutgrove.org/museum.htm
- Sinclair Lewis Boyhood Home – http://sinclairlewisfoundation.com
- F. Scott Fitzgerald Home – http://home.comcast.net/~caudle2/fscotwlk.htm
- Maud Hart Lovelace Home – http://www.betsy-tacysociety.org/
- Lake Wobegon, Fitzgerald Theatre – http://fitzgeraldtheater.publicradio.org/
- The Wanda Gag House –http://www.childrensliteraturenetwork.org/events/destins/gaghouse.php
Festivals
- Twin Cities Book Festival – http://www.raintaxi.com/bookfest/
- Prairie Gate Literary Festival – http://www.morris.umn.edu/prairiegate/
- Chippewa Valley Book Festival – http://www.cvbookfest.org/
- Bloomington Writers Festival and Book Fair – http://www.btacmn.org/4educat/literary.html
