Heading South Again from Lake Superior’s North Shore
I end up spending most of the morning working – an issue has come up – but do find time for a couple quick games of cribbage before facing the fact that we really must Read More …
Category: Minnesota
Travel guides, information, photographs, and stories about the American state of Minnesota, with ideas for an urban vacation in Minneapolis, a wilderness escape in one of many state parks, a jaunt along the North Shore, and more throughout the state.
Grand Portage State Park in winter
Despite ominous clouds hanging over the lake this morning, it appears we will be blessed with another gorgeous day . . . time for road trip!< Grand Portage State Park has a new visitor center Read More …
A summer day in October at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum
I went to the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum hoping to find a quiet place to contemplate the changing season. It was a zoo, but it was lovely. All Minnesota posts
At the 2010 Minnesota State Fair
Ah, once again it is State Fair season in Minnesota. The fair marks the start of my favorite time of year, when summer and fall are arguing over which season it should be. Maybe because Read More …
Summer at the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden
Last time I was at the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden there was snow on the ground. It’s a little different today. It is cool inside the glass house, where Gehry’s graceful fish leaps above cheerful water Read More …
There is a garden in Loring Park, Minneapolis
Somewhere along the way a formal garden was added to Loring Park. Next post: Minnehaha Falls Exploring Minneapolis
Peavy Plaza in Minneapolis
Peavy Plaza sits at the far end of Nicollet Mall (or maybe just Nicollet, since they allow cars on it again) creating a watery oasis in front of Orchestra Hall. Next post: There’s a Garden Read More …
The Guthrie (and the Mill City Museum)
In line with my thinking the other day, we start our tour of Minneapolis at the dramatic new Guthrie Theater, which sits amid a plethora of luxury condos and apartments in the revitalized Saint Anthony Read More …
Museums in Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Minnesota
Not sure what the weather is going to be like this week, so perhaps a few more museums would be a good option. . . and, to keep to the architecture theme of the other Read More …
Summer in the city (Minneapolis)
Michele and Norman are coming to visit!Norman is an architecture buff and Michele worked in downtown Minneapolis many years ago, so a tour of downtown might be a good place to start. We could start Read More …