It’s summer in Wisconsin, and that means it’s camping season. We are pretty lucky in Wisconsin because a lot of the best campgrounds are located near water. You can camp within steps of Lake Superior, fantastic fishing and swimming lakes, or rivers. There’s even a bonus that some of the campgrounds offer….waterfalls! We have a lot of experience camping in…
While driving thru many of the small towns in Northern Minnesota, you’ll notice they have one thing in common. That one thing is an outdoor hockey rink. Some towns have multiple rinks so there’s ice time for everyone, and some towns have rinks with boards that have bordered the ice for generations. Winters can be pretty tough in Northern Minnesota,…
I just heard the weather forecast for tomorrow, and it says SNOW! 8-10 inches of the white stuff will be covering the ground before we know it. That’s winter in Wisconsin, and the season seems to go on forever! It’s hard to imagine that some parts of our country don’t have to deal with the cold and snow, but I…
Cabin fever. You know when it sets in. The kids have a day or two off of school and everyone is stuck inside, or it’s summer and your time for some family fun is long overdue. That’s when it’s time to head to the water, and fast! Unfortunately for us, in the Midwest, we have to rule out the local…
Is your family ready to get into the Christmas spirit? Well, there’s no better way to do that than to visit the 2022 Bentleyville Tour of Lights in Duluth, Minnesota. How many lights are there? Only five million! There’s Christmas music playing, Santa Claus listening to little kid’s wishes, and twinkling lights everywhere you look. Duluth, Minnesota is a family-friendly…
Are you wondering what to buy for the kids in your life? What do kids like these days? What are they into? Who knows, right? And whatever it is, they will probably like something different tomorrow. How about giving them an experience instead of a material gift? Give them the opportunity to try something new, spend some time with you,…
It’s official, we’ve survived our first Yes Day. Just a few years late…I still don’t know how I missed this book and now in 2021 there’s a Yes Day movie! I know you were expecting a make-up free selfie of myself declaring how much I need coffee, just like Jennifer Garner’s recent yes day experience, but I’m tougher than her. …
So how are you doing on your bucket list? Are you living out your dreams and crossing off those bucket list items? Or are you just dreaming about those grand adventures on your bucket list, and thinking someday you’ll do that or go there? Is your bucket list written down on paper or just in your head? Are you insanely…
Summer is over, the weather is cooler, and the kids are getting settled into school. Your weeks have likely been filled with sports, meetings, homework, and the same old daily routine. That’s what fall is all about, right? Everyone is preparing for the long winter ahead, and already longing for the lazy days of summer. Wait! Fall is the perfect…
Is it possible that there can be one day during the year that your kiddo will think is better than Christmas, way more fun than their birthday, and has twice as many goodies than Halloween? It is possible, and it’s called a Yes Day. A what day? Hopefully, I’m not the only one who has missed out on this super…