Is your family ready to visit a Minnesota city that serves up the biggest ice cream cone you’ll ever eat? Are your kids ready to walk across bridges, go bike riding, or just take a walk while shopping on Main Street? Or is your family wanting to spend the afternoon at a one of a kind playground? If they say…
Well, it’s time for another Cook the Cover Challenge. This is our fifth Cook the Cover, and I think we’ve done pretty good so far! Dare I say that this challenge has been easier than I thought? Or did I just jinx myself? This month’s Cook the Cover – Cooking Light magazine was a fairly simple one, and healthy, and…
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,…
When was the last time your family visited a new destination, such as, a park, museum, or main street, and then talked about it for days? When was the last time everyone went to a new restaurant, the family cook cooked a new recipe, or you did a little taste test of some new goodies that you picked up at…
Well, you are the new hero of the household ever since you booked your family’s trip to the Great Wolf Lodge in Bloomington, Minnesota! The kids are so excited for the mini vacation, and they should be because they don’t have to do any of the planning, packing, and preparing for the fun adventure. I’ve been through that and am…
If you live in the upper Midwest, you have probably heard that there is now a Great Wolf Lodge in Bloomington Minnesota. Actually, there are Great Wolf Lodges popping up all over the country. These water park destinations are full of family fun and traditions, but a stay there can come at a steep price. But still, you’re a little…
Is a trip to a Great Wolf Lodge water park looming in your family’s future? Did the kids see the commercials on tv and now think it’s the best place in the world, while all you see is the money flying out of your wallet? After a while, you start to realize that it does look like a lot of…
Imagine your family walking through a jungle-like setting in Florida. Suddenly, someone spots a gator laying in the morning sun! A few moments later, someone else hears a creature walking through the underbrush and a wild hog appears! While even further down the path, you see some birds unlike any you’ve ever seen outside your living room window! Are you…
One of the best parts of going on vacation is finding really good restaurants to eat at. To most families, a really good restaurant welcomes your family, has delicious food, a fun atmosphere, and reasonable prices. On our last trip to Florida, we stayed at the Hyatt Regency Coconut Point in Bonita Springs and every single restaurant we visited in…