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 …

Touring Minneapolis: Exploring the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden and Mill City Museum

It is strange and exciting to show off where you live to visitors when you are living in a new area because, after all, you are still basically a visitor yourself. We know that this will soon be true of us as we move later this summer, but for now we finally feel at home …

Nerstrand Big Woods State Park

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 – …

Minneopa State Park Fall Festival

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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