I noticed when DW and I stayed at the new Sheriton hotel in downtown Duluth (nice!), both the concierge and the server at the lobby bar referred to me as "comrade" instead of "sir." Otherwise, we would have never know we were staying at a "collective."
We also noticed, Martha, the north shore from Duluth to Grand Marias was thick with million dollar homes and literally reeked of money. Many of the communes and collectives must be doing well!
Seriously though, why do you refer to Northeast Minn as the land of collectivist politics? Are you and your neighbors really ready to throw all you own into the "common pool?" If so, can DW and I get on the list to use the Lazy Daze (or however that's spelled) for a few weeks? The dirt bikes too?