Exploring the Wonders of Minnesota
In our final post about our Minnesota adventures, we look back at one of the best experiences we had in the state: canoeing the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. The Boundary Waters is a large stretch of land stretching across much of northern Minnesota and it is a complete wilderness. It is over a million …
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As we leave Minnesota, I wanted to look back on the two of the best and most quintessentially Minnesotan places we visited. The State Fair, the North Shore and The Defeat of Jesse James Days were all great in their own right, but our trip “Up North” was perhaps the best of all. It started …
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“So that’s the boat?” “Yeah, we get on board and then they take us on a three-hour boat tour of the Apostle Islands.” “A three-hour tour? Seriously?” “Yeah, the captain said they have had no complaints. He sounded trustworthy. Name of G-something.” **glaring** “At least the boat isn’t called the Minnow?” – We depart Minnesota …
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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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One of the goals of our Adventures in Gopherland was see as much natural wonder in Minnesota as possible, particularly visiting National and State Park sites. Much of the year in Minnesota, however, is unfavorable for such excursions due to the climate. Before the summer turned to autumn last year, then, we attempted to visit …
Continue reading “Pickerel Lake, Try 1: Hiking the Mississippi National River and Recreational Area”
As Minnesota begins to open up, we are able to get a few more visits to other places around the state! It has made for a very different travelling experience. When we roadtrip we usually get to check out local coffeeshops and breweries, stop by odd attractions and keep a loose schedule. This trip found …
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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), …
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When you can get out and see something without leaving your car, it makes for a perfect pandemic activity! We visited Minneopa State Park in the fall to do a candlelight walk and when we arrived, we learned that they have a bison drive! We’ve gone on bison drives in Custer State Park and Rocky …
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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 …
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When everything got shut down in Minnesota, we weren’t sure how much of our bucket list we’d be able to tackle this summer – touristy destinations aren’t exactly known for social distancing! But we were delighted when the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum announced that they would be opening their Three Mile Drive in time for folks …
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Adventures in Gopherland