Exploring the Wonders of Minnesota
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. …
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. …
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