Summit Brewing Company is one of the top 50 breweries in the United States and it just so happens to be located in St. Paul, only a mere 2 miles from our apartment. Since I just can’t seem to resist a behind the scenes tour...
Fall was rapidly approaching and I figured it would be the perfect time to see if I could find any local wineries that offered tours of their vineyards. I didn’t have much luck in finding a vineyard tour, but what I did find was something...
One fun aspect about moving away from home is that when you return, you have a new appreciation for many things that you would have ignored previously. Recently, we have been exploring the history of the Twin Cities, and one of my favorite outings was...
Picking fresh fruits and veggies has almost become some sort of strange obsession for me. We have picked everything from oranges, blueberries, strawberries, apples and raspberries to pumpkins and corn, and we even joined in on a grape harvest at a local winery. This fall,...
I wasn’t quite sure what to expect--we were going in blind. We purchased a Groupon for a cave tour and wine tasting in Stillwater, which is about a 30-minute drive from Minneapolis. Stillwater is an adorable town right along the St. Croix River—even though I...
The Walker Art Center is located near downtown Minneapolis and includes a museum and sculpture garden. Exhibits consist of contemporary visual arts and design, and in the summer, the outside sculpture garden also includes an artist designed mini golf course. I always love exploring museums and...
Minnesota isn’t called the “Land of 10K Lakes” for nothing—in fact, there are actually more than 10,000 lakes throughout the state. Also, Minnesota has more shoreline than Florida, California and Hawaii combined! All of this means that growing up in Minnesota equates to spending the...
Let me start off by saying we aren’t really fair people; something about fairs usually rubs me the wrong way. That being said—I don’t know what it is about the Minnesota State Fair, but we always have a great time. Maybe it’s because of the...
Our second camping trip of the summer was a bit closer to home, and this time we got to go with a couple of friends. Afton State Park is about a 30-minute drive from our apartment in St. Paul, but it truly feels like a...
After getting rained out from camping, we made our way down to Duluth for some much needed sunshine. We were deciding between a few activities to occupy our day, and ended up booking tickets for a boat tour on Lake Superior with Vista Fleet to...
We sprinted toward the chairlift just as they closed the rope to the entrance. After an out of breath, "are we too late?", they told us to hop on, but quickly! The alpine slide was closing for the day and we made it on with...
Although there are numerous trails at Cascade River State Park, we had our eyes set on hiking two of them. We wanted to hike the 3.5 mile loop to Lookout Mountain and the 7 mile trail that follows the Cascade River. Due to lack of...
