by Lianna Matt | Sep 20, 2017 | Birding, Blog Posts, Recreation & Outdoors
FALL RAPTOR RELEASEThe free annual event by The Raptor Center gets you up close and personal with birds of prey Photo courtesy of rck/Fotolia By Lianna Matt Nero stands about 30 inches tall, and he makes for a stern-looking figure in his black feathers. So do his...
by Lianna Matt | Sep 18, 2017 | Blog Posts, Eat & Drink, Tales From the Road
DOUGHNUTS FOR DAYSThe Twin Cities has exploded with doughnut shops that offer the creative, the classic and, above all, the delicious All photos courtesy of Glam Doll Donuts By Lianna Matt When customers first walked into Arwyn Birch and Teresa Fox’s first Glam Doll...
by Kyle Smelter | Sep 15, 2017 | Blog Posts, Breweries and Cideries, Eat & Drink, Tales From the Road
ZOMBIE PUB CRAWLBRAAAAAAAINS! Image by Matthew Mead By Kyle Smelter ‘Cause this is thriller, thriller night! Just kidding. It’s just the 2017 Zombie Pub Crawl, an annual tradition that will be taking place on the macabre date of Saturday, Oct. 14. “But I’ve never...
by Lianna Matt | Sep 14, 2017 | Blog Posts, Eat & Drink, Itineraries, Tales From the Road
13 Places to Pull Up a Bar StoolOur dive bars are so tough they stayed open during Prohibition Photo by Stuart Monk/Fotolia By Lianna Matt If you visit Minneapolis and St. Paul, we have a lot of pretty and shiny things to look at. We have James Beard award-winning...
by Kyle Smelter | Sep 8, 2017 | Blog Posts, Hiking, Tales From the Road
MINNEAPOLIS & ST. PAUL FALL COLORSA roundup of some of the best places to see Minneapolis and St. Paul fall colors Image by Josh/flickr Say what you want about Minnesota seasons, but the changes make for the most beautiful scenery. This is especially apparent...
by Claire Noack | Sep 7, 2017 | Itineraries, Wineries
WACONIA WINERY TOUROn the Waconia winery tour, half the fun is getting there with stops in small towns and natural outlooks. And the three local wineries don’t hurt either. Photo of The Winery at Sovereign Estate by D’Amico Catering/Flickr By Claire Noack...