We are continuing to adventure and continuing to blog about it, but we are no longer in Minnesota and no longer at this web address. Come check out our new site at Fostering Adventure (https://kandpfoster.wordpress.com/), which will have all of our old posts from Colorado and Minnesota as well as all of our new posts …
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Lighthouses, Waterfalls and Fur Traders: The North Shore
Our exploration of the North Shore of Lake Superior could easily be six posts, but Katie and I have a limited time left in the state, so here are our adventures in one, long blog entry. – We depart Minnesota at the end of July, so we went on a trip earlier this month to …
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Exploring St. Croix: Canoeing the Namekagon River
The canoe glided forward, closer to the deer standing in the river. The deer continued chewing as it looked at the approaching canoe. Then, determining the canoe posed no risk, the deer plunged its head back under the surface of the water. It rummaged around at the bottom of the river for a good part …
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State of Hockey: The Minnesota Whitecaps
If we had a bucket list for what we wanted to do while we lived in Minnesota, it would include attending a live game for every major sports team. The Twin Cities have an MLB team, an NFL team, an NBA team and an NHL team. In fact, it appeared in early March like we …
Is this Heaven? Our Trip to Iowa
We went to Iowa last February for vacation. When I told people in Minnesota ahead of time, people were incredulous. “Why would you ever want to do that?” asked one person from Iowa, “There is nothing to see there.” Even while we were there, people tended to assume that we were either locals or we …
Heading North
Hi! My name is Peter and my wife Katie and I recently packed up our bags and moved north from Colorado to Minnesota. We loved our time in Colorado and sought to fully experience all the state had to offer, as chronicled by my previous blog (The Colorado List) and Katie’s (Discovering Denver). Now in …