Minnesota Travel Blogs

Exploring my home state of Minnesota and all that it has to offer. Big, small, popular, off-the-wall and more. Land of 10,000 lakes, the greatest State Fair, home of Paul Bunyan, the world's largest ball of twine and much more.

The Big Chief (Adrian) could not come to Minneapolis, and have all-party and no-culture, could he? COULD HE? Well, not this weekend!!! Art A Whirl is a weekend of open studio tours through Northeast Minneapolis that is self guided. All that one needs is the Artist Directory, and a map, and&nb…

The last time I went for a run was in Selcuk, Turkey, some nine and a half months ago.  I’m beginning to regret my decision to abandon the effort on the road.  I mean, I did manage to get some exercise while traveling.  I stomped around Europe, climbed a mountain, trekked to Machu …

I have spent numerous nights at the cute little Country Club Motel in Crookston while working out at Glacial Ridge.  One night, Sept 4, 2003, a landslide ocurred.  The hotel was built on top of the slope leading down to the Red Lake River.  The weak clays became saturated with rain a…

(For some reason all the pictures are only showing below...) Traveling with children is never easy....Dad I am hungry, Dad I am thirsty, Dad I need to go to the potty, Daddy!....ahahahhahahhaa! If you have been a parent, you know! If you are soon to be a parent, you shall know soon enough! So,…

So after fighting to get out of the bed this morning...  I dragged myself in the shower and got myself ready. Lord Mike had a package that needed to be signed for... and at the time, we thought it was arriving at 1030...  Betsy had family plans so she was out and about already!We drove fo…

Clueless as to the debauchery and mayhem that ensued just a few hours before I arrived...I stepped off the NWA redeye from Vegas and into my sporty (not) Chevy Cobalt....Hellllloooo Minneapolis! I quick texted Nancy (FancyNancy) to get their location...turns out they just finished brunch (bummer...…

There were a couple of geocaches I wanted to get in Two Harbors, but when we pulled in I was a little shocked at how busy the town was.  And why were there a couple of firetrucks in the road?  And 5 men wearing kilts and carrying bagpipes?  There was a craft show and music at the ban…

The tow truck driver suggested a place in Woodbury - Woodbury Auto Care.  It was a bit further than some other places, but the other places had closed and this Woodbury Auto Care was open until 10 PM (it was about 7 at this point).   As the tow truck was unloading my car, I gave Michael…

again.. this is 3:27AM and I have a TB brunch at 10:30... so these are only the photo's... but I did lose my car in the parking garage... had to walk around MPLS to find the garage I parked in... sigh... and there's some other stuff more interesting than that too!!!  Get prepared!!!

We began the morning with brunch at Wilde Roast Cafe (most of us late, of course!).  We got the meeting room again, which was complete with a piano!  While we waited for our meals, Mark hopped up and played us a song.  It was great!  I wasn't that impressed with my meal, but the…

So today I set my alarm early... for 10:30AM... I had to get out to mail a package.  Yesterday I went to the post office before work and had everything to mail; the magazine, snacks, DVD, book and promo CD's so she can see how to put together a portfolio to get a job (she's graduating college …

Pictures to follow, as soon as they are uploaded!  In the one I have up now...guess which one(s) are Swedish? Ok, guess which one(s) are 100% Swedish????? At some point or another, everybody wonders, “Why am I here” and “Where did I come from.” Little did I know, way across th…

I went back to Britt's Pub, the site of last year's pre meetup and this year's as well.  Bill (the_Bill) and Jeremy (Festerwretch) were already there.  They had already eaten but were happy to watch me eat my messy wrap.  It seems all the dressing ran down my arm instead of staying n…

It is the day before I embark on my big adventure.  I  can't describe how nervous I am, but I am also very excited and anxious to leave.   All the preparations and good byes have been hard, but I know it will be worth it.  Tomorrow I fly out of here and will arrive in Shann…