Goldy Gopher was born a chipmunk. That’s because when George Grooms ... After Grooms left the Iowa business at 45, he started his own company called Animal Fair in the early 1960s in Wayzata. He hired ...

Saturday during Minnesota's dominant 48-23 win over Maryland in Minneapolis, the team's mascot, Goldy Gopher, had multiple ...

In Carol Herbert Sanders’ letter on Oct. 16, regarding Goldy Gopher’s “stepping out of a closet” during Coming Out Week, she asks, “How am I supposed to explain to my young children exactly what Goldy ...

Get ready for a “gopher” invasion next year at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum as it embarks on a summer-long celebration of state pride ... of uniquely painted Goldy Gopher statues gracing ...