Cinco de Mayo parade, Saint Paul, Minnesota
Spanish for the fifth of May, Cinco de Mayo celebrates the day in 1862 when the Mexican army defeated invading French forces.
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.
Pioneer Power photos and more at the Carnegie Art Center, Mankato, Minnesota
The area around Mankato, Minnesota, has an active visual arts community, and the Carnegie Art Center is a great place to see some of their work on display. Since 1981, the city’s historic Carnegie Library Read More …
Thomson Pioneer Cemetery at Minnesota’s Jay Cooke State Park
There are lots of reasons for me to love Jay Cooke State Park: beautiful fall foliage (or spring flowers), weird geology, rushing cascades, easy-to-reach scenic overlooks, and historic buildings. But there is one thing that Read More …
Fall in love with Minnesota’s Jay Cooke State Park
Minnesota’s Jay Cooke State Park is spectacular in any season, but it really shines when the leaves begin to glow with fall color. I’m not sure why, but in the dozens of times I’ve driven Read More …
A quick fall color tour in Minnesota’s St. Croix State Park
Saint Croix State Park is one of those places that isn’t really that far away, but isn’t right along the way to anywhere either. The fact that it is in a rather out-of-the-way location (and Read More …
Connecting with Bronko Nagurski in International Falls, Minnesota
One of the good/bad things about tours is that they force you to go places you would not go on your own. In my case that includes pretty much anything connected to sports. I use Read More …
End of summer St Croix River cruise, Taylors Falls, Minnesota
Interstate Park in Taylors Falls, Minnesota, is the starting point for a Saint Croix River cruise aboard a modern paddlewheel-style boat. The cruise takes visitors between dramatic cliffs and through quiet backwaters. Cruising the Saint Read More …
Duped by the duck in Duluth, Minnesota
While the ships were supposed to be the featured attraction at this summer’s tall ship festival in Duluth, a giant rubber duck made a serious attempt to steal the show. I use links to improve Read More …
Your last chance to take in the 2016 Minnesota State Fair
Tomorrow is Labor Day, and that means it is the final day of the 2016 Minnesota State Fair. . . . So there is still time to take in all the fair’s fun and food.
Duluth Tall Ship Festival, Minnesota
The ships that flew across the seas during the age of sail (the 16th through the middle of the 19th century) continue to fascinate. Even a small gathering draws a lot of attention. Maybe too Read More …