Looking for pizza in Minneapolis? You MUST try Element Pizza, for wood-fired pizza in Northeast Minneapolis. Right behind a good brewery, one of my favorite foods is wood-fired anything. Especially pizza!!! Someday I will have a brick oven in my backyard so I can make my own. But until then I will need to find good restaurants. My love of…
Want a cold beer on a warm day? Head to Hayes’ Public House and Tap Room in Buffalo, MN for delicious beer and a great view. My nephew recently had a baseball tournament in Buffalo, MN. Since it was the State Tournament for his age group, we knew we needed to cheer for him and his team. For anyone who…
Seven Reasons You Should Visit Red River Market Are you going to be in downtown Fargo on a Saturday? Here are my top reasons you need to check out Red River Market. On my recent trip to Downtown Fargo, I had the opportunity to enjoy the Red River Market. The market runs on Saturdays from early July through the end…
Looking for a boutique hotel in Fargo, North Dakota? Check out the Jasper Hotel. We recently had an opportunity to see Jeff Dunham live in Fargo. Just 3.5 hours away from Minneapolis, Fargo we could have gone there and back in a day but instead, we decided to make it a whole weekend. It had been many years since I’ve…
Making a trip to Bemidji, MN? You need to add Ruttger’s Birchmont Lodge restaurant and bar to your list. I spend a lot of my weekends in the Bemidji area. Why? Because I grew up there and most of my family still lives nearby. Even if my family was not there, I would still visit because I love it there.…
Do you love hiking in the Midwest? Below is why you need to add Afton State Park in Hastings, MN to your list. Growing up, we used to go to a lot of state parks. Not only was it an affordable getaway for my family but we also loved being in the great outdoors. According to the Minnesota Department of…
Do you love candy? If yes, you need to check out Minnesota’s Largest Candy Store in Jordan Minnesota. I know you can buy candy from many different places, gas stations, grocery stores, Target, Amazon… But what fun is that when you can spend a couple of hours wandering around Minnesota’s Largest Candy Store? I googled it and apparently, this is…
Do you need a fun getaway? Check out the Omni Viking Lakes Hotel. It was awesome!!! Quaint, cozy, and romantic all in one. Minnesota winters can start to become very long by the end of January. And there are still a few more months of winter at that point. While Minnesotans know how to survive the cold and snow that…
The Minnesota Ice Maze was one of the coolest (pun intended) parts of the Winter Skolstice event at the Omni Viking Lakes hotel. What could be better than getting lost in a giant maze made of ice blocks on a chilly winter evening? Not sure what the Winter Skolstice is? Check out my previous post for details. When we attended…
I went to the Winter Skolstice event at the Omni Viking Lakes Hotel in Eagan, MN last week. Similar to many things I do, this event was the first time I attended. If you follow me you know how much I like doing new things. The Winter Skolstice was an event I wanted to attend last year but didn’t get…