Exploring the Wonders of Minnesota
This weekend the world has opened up enough where we live for us to go paddling for the first time this calendar year. As we prepare for this, my mind wanders back to last summer and our first times paddling the waters of Minnesota. Our very first trip was with Katie’s parents (see this post), …
Continue reading “Three for One: Exploring the Chain of Lakes”
Continuing the state park saga, we consulted the “60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: Minneapolis/St Paul” for another manageable hike and an excuse to get out of the house! We grabbed Subway to go, then drove up to the tiny town of Frontenanc located on the Mississippi River just south of Red Wing. It was a …
Continue reading “Quarantine Chronicles: Frontenac State Park”
During the “safe at home” period, we started trying to get out to a local state park once a week. We focused on our brainstorming efforts on parks south of the Twin Cities to stick to our geographic region until life opens up a bit more. We scoured the book “60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: …
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Quarantine Chronicles! When Minnesota went into “safe at home” at the end of March, we saw all of our bucket list plans disappearing. We went into lock down days before we were supposed to see a Timberwolves game to finish our sports section! This was obviously not the biggest concern at the moment, but it …
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If you know me at all, you know that I’m an absolute fan of pure maple syrup. I can’t tell you the last time I had “pancake syrup” when it wasn’t forced on me by restaurants serving up sub-quality breakfast condiments. Growing up in Upstate NY it was always easy to get locally sourced bottles. …
I’m back to blogging because we’re back to adventuring! It will take me a little while to get caught up, but I’m looking forward to sharing some of the sites we’ve seen in the new year here in Minnesota! To wrap up our Valentine’s Day week of celebrations (because Peter loves to go over the …
In Colorado, we had a bucket list of visiting every site run by the National Park Service – parks, historic sites, monuments, recreation areas, all of it! We still have that goal for Minnesota, but we’re also excited about visiting many of the state parks. Minnesota has an extensive and affordable state park system – …
One of the most exciting parts of moving from Colorado to Minnesota was the return of true fall. Apple picking, fall colors that are more than yellow, apple cider, fall festivals – all of it! We were excited to discover that the Minnesota State Parks embrace the fall season with lots of activities and festivals. …
We will be taking turns sharing the stories on the blog. First up – Katie writing about Rice Lake! While my (Katie) parents visited us to help us move in, we knew that we wanted to take advantage of their presence and Hobbes’s presence and go out canoeing! Minnesota is known as the “Land of …
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