What People are Saying...

“A growing thirst for serious talk is revealed in a farm community’s debate on the most profound topics of philosophy.”

Canada’s National Newspaper, THE GLOBE AND MAIL



“An unusual event in an unusual small town is proving that if you lead Midwesterners to culture, you can indeed make them think.”

ST. PAUL PIONEER PRESS



“a place that – for one day a year – can claim to be the Athens of America…where regular folks give consideration to serious issues. It’s completely American.”

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR



“I enjoyed the process of putting my ideas on paper, especially knowing that someone else would be reading them. I’d like to thank you for the opportunity to share my thoughts with you. It was a wonderful experience.”

AMEE ROUSSEAU, Fox Borough, Mass., Contestant



“Thanks for your significant contribution to philosophical discourse.”

HERB WEYRAUCH, Minneapolis, MN



“Judging by the Think-Off’s growing popularity, the public does indeed hunger for serious talk about serious ideas.”

ST. PAUL PIONEER PRESS



“The topics chosen are not light ones…They rattle the soul and make you dig deep for answers. That is the stuff of New York Mills, Minnesota.”

STAR-TELEGRAM, Arlington, TX