Make music on June 21
Make Music Day is a world-wide event open to anyone who wants to join in and music on June 21. Join in the fun and make music on June 21 Held annually on the June Read More …
Category: Minneapolis / Saint Paul Twin Cities Metro Area
Travel guides and stories about the Minneapolis and Saint Paul Twin Cities Metro Area in the American state of Minnesota
Flowers, plants, crops, and other Minnesota State Fair favorites
The 12 days of the Minnesota State Fair mark summer’s last hurrah in Minnesota. That’s particularly true for Minnesota State Fair favorites like summer flowers, plants, crops, since summer generally starts to become fall during Read More …
Find your favorite things at the Minnesota State Fair
Whatever you fancy, in the 12 days leading up to Labor Day, you can probably find a few of your favorite things at the Minnesota State Fair. Here’s a guide to the fair that highlights Read More …
David Hamlow’s Mirror Stage, Saint Paul, Minnesota
David Hamlow’s Mirror Stage was presented at the M (Minnesota Museum of American Art) in downtown Saint Paul in 2017. In psychology, the “mirror stage” is that period when an infant first recognizes their reflected Read More …
Northern Spark 2017, Saint Paul, Minnesota
Northern Spark is an overnight art festival held in Minneapolis – and sometimes in Saint Paul too. I use links to improve your experience using this website. Some may be affiliate links that pay me Read More …
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.
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.
Lighting up the night with Northern Spark, Minneapolis
I finally made it to Northern Spark! I’ve planned to attend this annual (the first one was in 2011) all-night art festival in previous years, but always let things like drenching rain (2.5 billion gallons Read More …
A perfect day for a Segway tour in Minneapolis, Minnesota
A Segway tour is a great way to see the historic Mill District along the banks of the Mississippi River where Minneapolis, Minnesota, was born. I use links to improve your experience using this website. Read More …
Watercolor worlds at the American Swedish Institute, Minneapolis
Moody fishing villages, lost-in-time Indian and Iranian architecture, bird studies, a seemingly endless birch forest, dusty library shelves, and so much more were on display in the galleries at the American Swedish Institute in Minneapolis, Read More …