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Five Things to Love About Duluth

May 25, 2022September 21, 2021 by Kristin Henning
Best things to love Duluth

Five things we love about Duluth, including top attractions, viewpoints and historic sites. With bonus notes on Duluth’s best bets for restaurants, food and drink.

Categories Eat Drink Stay, North America, United States Tags Minnesota

More Things to Do in Downtown Minneapolis

September 13, 2021September 12, 2021 by Kristin Henning
Downtown Minneapolis things to do

Calling all visitors to Minneapolis, for sports, arts, eats, shopping or other: you’ll find a happy base camp in the downtown area. Try shopping in the North Loop, walking from the River to the Sculpture Garden, sampling free music on the mall, or eating at the great range of restaurants.

Categories Eat Drink Stay, North America, United States Tags minneapolis, Minnesota

Five Reasons to Visit Grand Marais, Minnesota

January 3, 2021May 3, 2020 by Kristin Henning
minnesota grand marais sunset

Grand Marais on Lake Superior’s North Shore in Minnesota is worth a visit for a few days. Read where to eat, shop, and stay, and find ideas for nearby day hikes.

Categories Eat Drink Stay, Nature and Wildlife, North America, United States Tags Minnesota

10 Fun Things to Do in Minneapolis in Winter

May 24, 2022February 2, 2020 by Kristin Henning
Things to do Minneapolis winter

What are the top things to do in Minneapolis St. Paul in winter? Embrace the outdoors, find indoor green space, escape to a museum, head to a coffee shop; from free to romantic to kid-friendly, there are lots of things to do in winter.

Categories Arts and Culture, Eat Drink Stay, North America, United States Tags minneapolis, Minnesota

Things to Do in Minneapolis and Saint Paul

May 25, 2022January 15, 2020 by Kristin Henning
minneapolis sunrise 2

Things to do in Minneapolis St. Paul, including theater, music, walking tours, bike rides, food and restaurants. Find fun things to do any time of year.

Categories North America, United States Tags minneapolis, Minnesota

When Your Car Falls Through the Ice

March 16, 2020March 5, 2018 by Kristin Henning
Cars falling through ice minnesota

Gary Thompson is the guy you call when your car falls through the ice. We heard about Gary from our hosts at the Best Western Premier Lodge on Lake Detroit. … Read more

Categories Active Travel, Interviews, Nature and Wildlife, North America, United States Tags Minnesota

50 of Our Favorite Photos of 2016

January 14, 2020January 3, 2017 by Tom Bartel
women-traditional-dress-korea

It was a bit of an odd year for us in 2016. While we did some trips around the Midwest in the first half of the year (and Kris went … Read more

Categories Asia, Canada, China, Croatia, Europe, Hong Kong, Italy, Macau, North America, Photo of the Day, Photography, Spain, Taiwan, Tibet, Unesco World Heritage Sites, United States Tags dailyphoto, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Mexico, nova scotia, Quebec

Road Trip: North Shore of Lake Superior, Minnesota

May 2, 2022April 22, 2016 by Kristin Henning

The road from Duluth to Grand Marais, Minnesota, may be a well-worn route for many, but it’s worth remembering that Lake Superior’s North Shore is great destination for a mini-vacation. … Read more

Categories Eat Drink Stay, National Parks, North America, United States Tags Minnesota

Visiting Our Art: Home at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts

July 21, 2020February 23, 2014 by Kristin Henning
https://collections.artsmia.org/index.php?page=detail&id=10443

What we love to do when we travel–visit museums–we often forget to do here in our former home, Minneapolis (Minnesota). Sure, we were frequent visitors to theaters and art museums … Read more

Categories Eat Drink Stay, North America, United States Tags minneapolis, Minnesota, museums

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