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 | Aug 4, 2017 | Biking, Birding, Camping, Cycling, Fishing, Hiking, Page, Recreation & Outdoors, Tales From the Road
THE NATURAL BEAUTY OF JAY COOKEJay Cooke State Park gives you a piece of rugged Minnesota you didn’t even know we had All photos courtesy of Cassie Bauman By Lianna Matt In her 23 years as a park naturalist, Kristine Hiller has been at Minnesota’s Jay Cooke...
by Lianna Matt | Jul 21, 2017 | Birding, Camping, Hiking, Page, Recreation & Outdoors
A WALK IN THE WOODSNerstrand Big Woods State Park offers a secluded forest for hiking and camping just an hour from the Twin Cities Images by Lianna Matt By Lianna Matt Sometimes it takes the beauty of a place like Nerstrand Big Woods State Park to make you stop and...
by Lianna Matt | Jul 14, 2017 | Birding, Blog Posts, Itineraries, Parks, Recreation & Outdoors, Tales From the Road
STOP AND SMELL THE ROSESWander the abundance of gardens in the Twin Cities Photo courtesy of Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board. By Lianna Matt The Twin Cities is a place with four very different seasons, and summer is definitely a time to stop and smell the roses....
by Claire Noack | Mar 29, 2017 | Birding, Blog Posts, Tales From the Road
Best Birding Locations in the Twin Cities Photo by Scott Knight/flickr With the spring migration bringing flocks back to Minnesota, don’t miss your chance to see your favorite bird species around the Twin Cities. The abundance of parks, wildlife reserves and river...
by Kyle Smelter | Dec 14, 2016 | Art Galleries & Studios, Biking, Birding, Blog Posts, Guides and Charters, Hiking, Music & Performing Arts, Paddle Sports, Tales From the Road
SEVEN WONDERS OF THE TWIN CITIESFind out what makes our sister cities unique with the Seven Wonders of the Twin Cities by Kyle Smelter They may not be the Great Wall of China, the Colosseum or Machu Picchu, but Minneapolis and St. Paul are great in their own right, so...
