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Ice Cream at Selma’s in Afton, Minnesota

Recently we took a journey to Afton Minnesota. I had worked  in Lakeland for a couple of years, it was fun discovering new things as well as old comfortable places....
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Geocaching in Sochaki Park, Golden Valley

In this past Covid year of isolation any excuse to get outside has been welcome. Our son’s family has enjoyed Geocaching as a way to get out and explore the...
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Discovering Kendama… the perfect quarantine toy

When I saw an article in the StarTribune a few weeks ago, “Minneapolis’ Sweets Kendamas sells the hottest quarantine toy you’ve never heard of,” it made me smile. I knew...
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Before the State Fairgrounds… King’s Fair in Seward neighborhood

At a closing on a home in the Seward neighborhood of Minneapolis the buyer noted that the legal description was the ‘Fairground Addition’… which prompted a lively discussion where we...
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Big Dipper Creamery… 3 generations of homemade premium ice cream passion

For years I thought of homemade ice cream as a treat to pick up and lick as we strolled urban locations, like our first favorites about 30 years ago on...
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Treats Cereal Bar and Boba… a new kind of ice cream shop

I first noticed Treats Cereal Bar & Boba when we stopped at Punch Neapolitan Pizza across the street a few months ago and munched our lunch at the bar overlooking...
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Fredrick-Miller Spring… free spring water for more than 100 years

Our family remembers filling jugs of water at the Fredrick-Miller Spring to fill our aquarium when we lived in Eden Prairie over 20 years ago. After meeting family at Staring...
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Where You Can Watch Fireworks Tonight!

Many towns and communities have canceled fireworks this year due to Covid-19 however some towns and communities have decided to proceed while stressing social distancing. Some towns have closed roads...
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