Last weekend I went to the World Snow Sculpting championship in Stillwater Minnesota. It was SO COOL! Both literally and figuratively!! I’m amazed by the talent of these artists. Not that I expected a bunch of amateur-looking snowmen like I’d see driving around any neighborhood this time of year. But these sculptures were true works of art that in a…
I heard about Miracle at Big Rock while attending the Stillwater Harvest Festival in October. The picture on their poster of Maggie, a Scottish Highlander, with a Santa hat drew me in. As soon as I saw it was a Christmas Light display, my favorite part of Christmas decorations, I knew we needed to go. I’ve always been fascinated by…
Ferguson Minnesota Harvest Apple Orchard in Jordan, MN may have a new name but Minnesota Harvest apple orchard has been around for a LOOOONG time. Ok, so it’s been around since 1971. For many of us (me included), this was before we were even born. In 2022, the Ferguson family took over and made some significant changes. I will not…
My quest to do more activities in October recently took me to Anoka, the Halloween Capital of the World, specifically the Anoka Halloween house decorating contest. The Anoka Halloween is a month-long celebration full of parades, costume contests, pumpkin carving, haunted houses, and more. Like the Twin Cities Oktoberfest, the Anoka Halloween is something I’ve heard of before but never…
Attending the Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular at the Minnesota Zoo in Apple Valley, MN is one of my newest “must-do” events for fall and specifically for Halloween. The Zoo is transformed into an illuminated display of over 5,000 carved pumpkins spread throughout the quarter-mile path through the trees. The energy and excitement of seeing these beautifully carved pumpkins will excite every one…
The Stillwater Harvest Festival is a two-day event held the second weekend in October in Downtown Stillwater, Minnesota. The event is organized by a group of small business owners in Stillwater to bring visitors and locals into their businesses. As I mention in my previous posts, I’m on a mission this fall to get out and attend more events. After…
For several years I heard about the Twin Cities Oktoberfest and wanted to go but it never worked into my schedule. This year however was different. As I mentioned in my post about the MinnesoThai Street Food Festival, I am on a mission to attend more festivals and events this fall. The Twins Cities Oktoberfest was one of the top…
MinnesoThai Street Food Festival
I’ve heard of the MN Renaissance Festival my whole life but NEVER wanted to waste my time or money going…he day before we were going I was dreading my decision; playing out all of these ideas I had about the MN Renaissance Festival in my head. Then I decided to start looking at the website to see what I was getting myself into. I was shocked!