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Descriptions and reviews of various sites, including museums and zoos, and their appropriateness for families.
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When in farm country . . .
I’ve mentioned before that we’re back-roads people. A good part of our getting anywhere involves paved county roads. Usually they create a shorter, more scenic, less-traveled path than...
Crossing the Bridge
Today we crossed the new 35W bridge in Minneapolis for the first time. It’s been a week since the bridge opened; just over a year since the old one collapsed. I remember the day the bridge col...
Moving on two wheels . . . and then some
At the beginning of the summer, we outfitted ourselves with some bikes and equipment so that we could take the family out on some bike rides. Our criteria were a little unusual, I suppose: we didn&#...
At the orchard
One of my favorite fall things to do with the kids is to go to an orchard. Usually we’re in search of the Minnesota favorite Honeycrisp, and today we weren’t disappointed. We stopped a...
A lakeside haven
I’ve always been surprised when I drive through the towns surrounding Lake Minnetonka. They seem to have a different feel to them–not suburban, not rural, but like a resort town. IR...
Where will the signs lead you?
We’re backroads people. If we have to get there quick, sure, we’ll use the Interstate, but if time isn’t important, or if we want to avoid going through towns, we head for the coun...
Photo Friday : Buffalo Ridge Windmills
On our latest trip to Iowa, we got up close to some of the many windmills on the Buffalo Ridge in southwest MInnesota. The windmills go on for miles and miles, quiet giants waving their arms over th...
In our own backyard
There are days when we don’t have to go very far for excitement. One morning in August, we were on our way to return books at the library when we came upon this spray ‘copter reloading. ...
If you’re in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area this week . . .
and can find a way, go to Civic Fest at the Minneapolis Convention Center! I’m too beat for a full review right now, but it was very well done. The floor was not crowded and there were lots...
Minnesota State Fair!
Well, it’s official. I’m “brave.” Or at least that’s what I heard from a number of people when they encountered our group as we walked around the Minnesota State Fair...
Minnesota State Fair?
I’m thinking of taking the kids to the State Fair tomorrow. I never plan to go to the fair, but then it gets here and I get fair fever and end up going more often than not. The last time we we...
Welcome, new readers!
This site was recently featured in our school district’s newsletter. Welcome to any new local readers! Here you’ll find some ideas for fun places to take your kids without spending a l...
Renaissance Festival on a Budget
How to go to the Minnesota Renaissance Festival with five people on a budget: Be sure three of the five are under age 6 so they’re free. Get a free child’s ticket for an older child at Go...
Photo Friday: Mt. Tom, Sibley State Park, MN
This is the view from “Mt. Tom” in Sibley State Park, west central Minnesota. It’s a short hike up a path from the parking lot, and then up a few steps to the “tower,̶...
A special day out
Usually when I go anywhere, I have four kids in tow. While we usually make it work quite well, there is a fair amount of stress that comes with keeping track of everyone, stopping arguments, and kee...
Photo Friday: Little Crow Ski Show
As I child, I loved going to the waterski shows in Rhinelander, Wisconsin, when we’d go to see my grandparents each summer. We recently had the chance to take our own children to the Little Cr...
Photo Friday: Capturing the Lake
Here’s my first entry in the “Photo Fridays” collection at Deliciousbaby. We’re in the midst of spending a week at a resort in Minnesota, and the kids have wanted to be pa...
Hermann Heights Park and Hermann Monument
New Ulm has many nice parks, but Hermann Heights is one of our favorites. In addition to containing Hermann Monument, there are also shelters, rest rooms, and some nice open areas. Our favorite pa...
Springfield Public Library
If we’re short on adventure ideas, have some extra time along the way, or just are curious, we like to visit libraries in other towns. Big or small, there’s always something new to see a...
The Wells Fargo Wagon is in the museum!
Wells Fargo Museum Sixth and Marquette, Skyway Level, Minneapolis, MN (612) 667-4210 http://www.wellsfargohistory.com/museums/museums_mn.htm Free Stroller accessible Open during bank hours Since a l...
Riding the rails
For years, I didn’t go to downtown Minneapolis, no matter what. While a lot of rural Minnesotans refuse to drive at all in “the Cities,” that doesn’t bother me, but there was a...
A good old-fashioned parade
In the summer, it seems that one of the surrounding towns has a community celebration almost every weekend, and that usually means a parade on Sunday afternoon. For free entertainment, it doesn̵...
World War II Day at Historic Fort Snelling
Historic Fort Snelling At Hwys 5 and 55 near the airport, St. Paul, MN. 612-726-1171. www.mnhs.org/places/sites/hfs/ $10 adults, $8 seniors and college students, $5 ages 6-17, 5 and under and MNHS me...
Hitting the Links
Putting Green Corner of Valley Street and 20th Street South, New Ulm, MN (507) 354 - PUTT ( 7888 ) www.puttinggreen.org Adults: 1 Round - $4.50, 2 Rounds - $6.50 Students: 1 Round - $3.50, 2 Roun...
Minnesota Zoo
Minnesota Zoo Minnesota Zoo 13000 Zoo Boulevard Apple Valley, MN 55124 phone: 952.431.9200 www.mnzoo.com $14 adults, $9 seniors, $8 ages 3-12, Free for ages 0-2. IMAX theater available at additiona...
Mall of America
I’m going to make a confession. I don’t go to Mall of America to shop! In fact, quite often when I go there the only money I spend is on food. That was the case with our most recent ...
Take me out to the ballgame
On a rare Saturday with nothing on the schedule, we ran some errands in the morning, and after lunch mowed the lawn. Just as the kids were getting restless, we sprung a surprise on them: We wer...
Another trip to the Minnesota Children’s Museum
I’ve written about the Minnesota Children’s Museum before, and how it’s a really neat place but sometimes very crowded. The week after Memorial Day, we hit the Children’s Muse...
Schells Brewery Tour
My husband and his brother came along on a Sunday afternoon outing, so with a favorable adult-to-child ratio, we toured Schells Brewery in New Ulm, MN. Schells is the 2nd-oldest family-owned brewery i...
Still no mail for us at the Harkin Store
8 miles northwest of New Ulm, MN, on County Road 21. 507-354-8666 or 507-934-2160. http://www.mnhs.org/places/sites/hs/ Stroller accessibility via handicapped parking and entrance, but better to l...