Parks & Trails

New Sculpture Garden at MN Arboretum… great place to see fall color

The Minnesota Landscape Arboretum of the University of Minnesota dedicated its new Sculpture Garden a couple months ago, and I have been looking for an opportunity to visit this walkable...
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Washburn-Fair Oaks Historic District in diverse Whittier neighborhood

In the shadow of downtown, just south of the Minneapolis Convention Center on 3rd Avenue South (also known as Avenue of the Arts) is Washburn Fair Oaks Park and Historic...
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Move Over San Francisco…..Minneapolis MN is now #1!

Sorry San Francisco but you lost your #1 Ranking and it couldn't have been to a better city. Minneapolis, MN!!   The headline reads: "Minneapolis Is First to Earn Perfect “5...
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Tamarack Nature Center… engages kids in creative play for hours!

I have recently had several people ask me about the great kid park I talked about last year so thought it appropriate to post a repeat this week… got feedback...
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Riverview Cafe and Wine Bar… in the heart of the Minneapolis Howe neighborhood

The Riverview Cafe has been a favorite spot of mine for many years, long before they added the wine bar. I have even written a number of purchase agreements while...
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Sebastian Joe’s… homemade ice cream to lick around the city lakes

Sebastian Joe's is where I discovered homemade ice cream shops… and once I did I couldn't go back. Hand dipped ice cream is not the same as ice cream carefully...
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Como… St. Paul’s awesome park with something for everyone

There's something pretty awesome about a huge park in the middle of the city with nearly every amenity you could ask for in a park… tons of green space with...
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Minnetonka… an oasis of natural beauty

You might expect the second ring suburb of Minnetonka to be the home of Lake Minnetonka, but while it wraps around the border of the lake's easternmost bay the lake...
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