Things to Do with Kids/Grandkids

St. Paul European Christmas Market… handmade gifts, entertainment, Santa and his reindeer

No need to travel to Europe for “Chirstkindlmarkt”… just take the LRT to St. Paul’s Union Depot next weekend for their free open-air event based on the traditional markets that...
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Awesome Kaleidoscope creature lands in Silverwood Park!

The path along the lake in Silverwood Park has an amazing new art installation… Sara Hanson’s “Travel Capsule: Bio Scenic Cyto Squad. Mission: Collect and Reflect the Ecology of Silverwood Park,...
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It’s State Fair Time 2017!

State Fair Time seems like an alternate reality… when things slow down and it’s chill time. Our son’s family has made a tradition of camping on the fairgrounds the night before...
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My favorite Twin Cities handmade ice cream shop

When we had to pick a place to celebrate birthdays last week with my birthday buddy, it didn’t take me long to include a stop at Pumphouse Creamery at 48th...
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Minnesota State Capitol 2017… grand re-opening of the people’s house

When Cass Gilbert won the commission to design the new Minnesota State Capitol in 1895 he was a well respected architect in his hometown of St. Paul. When it opened...
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Loring Park Art Festival this weekend… Uptown and Powderhorn Art Fairs next weekend

I love that the end of the Minneapolis art fair season no longer has three great festivals all on one weekend, making it so hard to choose if you can’t...
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Art Deco Skyscraper Observation Deck in Downtown Minneapolis

With 10 Minneapolis skyscrapers at least 492 feet high today, it is easy to forget that the Foshay Tower at 448 feet was the tallest building in Minneapolis for over...
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Have you been to Grandpa’s Old Fashioned Ice Cream Parlor? If not, add it to your list!

I am a self-confessed homemade ice cream lover and after we left the house of an upcoming listing in Fridley yesterday I remembered hearing about a shop in Fridley we...
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