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Gov. Dayton Proclaims 'Bob Dylan Day' In Minnesota

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- Gov. Mark Dayton is declaring Saturday "Bob Dylan Day" in Minnesota.

Dayton says Dylan -- who was born Robert Zimmerman in Duluth and raised in Hibbing -- was a true son of the Iron Range who spoke to a generation of young Americans.

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Bob Dylan (credit: Fred Tanneau/AFP/GettyImages)

Dylan will be awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in Stockholm, Sweden Saturday, although he is not expected to attend.

Dayton will be in Hibbing Saturday afternoon for a ceremony and community celebration. The event starts at 3 p.m. at Hibbing High School.

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