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The Grandest Home on one of the Grandest Streets in the U.S.

St. Paul’s Summit Avenue has been named one of the 10 grandest streets in the United States… lined with impressive historic mansions including the Minnesota Governor’s residence. None is more...
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Are you ready for a picnic?

Summer weather might actually come before the solstice here in the Twin Cities.  After a rough winter most of us will truly revel in the sunny skies that are sure...
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Minnesota Hotbed for Children’s Literature… hosts prestigious Arbuthnot Lecture

Winning the bid to host the prestigious Arbuthnot Lecture is a big deal in the world of children's books… like winning the bid to host the SuperBowl or Olympics in...
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Largest Matisse collection ever in Minneapolis

  The current Matisse Exhibit at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts is just one example of the Twin Cities'  thriving arts community, and a good example it is. The Cone...
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Lebanon Hills… nearly 2,000 beautiful acres for hiking, snowshoeing, skiing

Lebanon Hills Regional Park at 860 Cliff Road in Eagan is the largest park in the Dakota County park system. With nearly 2,000 acres of rolling hills, lakes and streams,...
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St. Louis Park Roller Garden… year round roller skating destination for 70 years

Roller skating is great family fun year round, and the Roller Garden in St. Louis Park has been a go-to destination for about 70 years… especially appreciated on cold winter...
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Edina’s Centennial Lakes and Edinborough Park… fun winter destinations for kids

This has been a cold, snowy winter, with five days in January so cold that schools were closed! Last week was one of those weeks… the kind of week where...
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Family Christmas Outing at the American Swedish Institute

Our granddaughter went to an event for pre-schoolers at the American Swedish Institute last week searching for 'tomte' (elves) hidden throughout the Turnblad Mansion and had such a good time...
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