by Taylor Weeks | Jan 17, 2018 | Blog Posts, Events, Super Bowl LII, Tales From the Road
Snow Sculpting Extravaganza Photo by nickolya/Fotolia Do you want to build a snowman? The question, made famous by the Disney movie “Frozen,” is a very real possibility in the state of Minnesota. Building snowmen, an activity dating back to medieval times,...
by Kyle Smelter | Jan 17, 2018 | Blog Posts, Events, Spectator Sports, Tales From the Road
Red Bull Crashed Ice 2018 Photo by Ryan Taylor/Red Bull Content Pool Calling all adrenaline junkies and extreme sports fanatics! Red Bull’s Crashed Ice brings its thrilling, high-energy and frozen entertainment back to the capital city Jan. 19 and 20 for the seventh...
by Lianna Matt | Jan 17, 2018 | Blog Posts, Events, Super Bowl LII, Tales From the Road
Art Shanty Projects 2018 Photo by james_pintar/Fotolia It’s not too rare to see ice fishing huts dot our Minnesotan lakes, but with one step inside any of the 22 shanties on Lake Harriet (also known as Bde Unma), anyone can see that you’re not just dealing...
by Aubrey Schield | Jan 15, 2018 | Blog Posts, Super Bowl LII, Tales From the Road
Uniquely Minnesota: Play in the Snow Don’t listen to the skeptics. Winter in Minnesota isn’t a frozen tundra with nothing to do—quite the opposite is true. Mother Nature truly shows off during the winter months here: Snowfall blankets the landscape in pristine...
by Claire Noack | Jan 12, 2018 | Blog Posts, Snow Sports, Tales From the Road
MY TWIN CITIES: ZACH PARISEMeet all-star NHL player and local Minnesotan, Zach Parise By Claire Noack Growing up in the “state of hockey” as the son of hockey legend J.P. Parisé, Zach Parise was born with hockey in his blood. After lacing up ice skates at the age of...
by Taylor Weeks | Jan 10, 2018 | Blog Posts, Tales From the Road
CLIMBING SLIPPERY SLOPESTry ice climbing, an extreme winter sport Image by nadirco/Fotolia By Taylor Weeks Minnesota is known for chilly, white-blanketed winters. The snow and cold doesn’t keep Minnesotans inside, though. Popular winter sport options include sledding,...
