I think the last time I visited the Minnesota State Capitol building was for a class field trip in fifth grade. Needless to say, I was due for another visit; plus, I couldn’t wait to check out the results of the extensive four-year, $310 million restoration that returned all of the historic paintings, murals, stenciling […]
St. Paul
Exploring the University of Minnesota’s New Bell Museum
The recently renovated Bell Museum now located on the University of Minnesota’s St. Paul campus is definitely worth a visit. The stunning 92,000-sq.-ft. state-of-the-art natural history museum includes impressive wildlife dioramas (including an 11-foot-tall replica of a woolly mammoth), interactive displays, a 120-seat planetarium and an outdoor observation deck where the museum regularly hosts “Star Party” […]
Spring Flower Show: Como Conservatory
When you think of April, you think of warm weather, rain and spring flowers, right? Wrong! Unfortunately, the only “April showers” happening in Minnesota seem to involve snow. As you can probably guess, I’m a little fed up with winter at the moment. A couple days ago it was -3 and now it’s snowing…again. Needless […]
The Great Minnesota Get Together
Love it or hate it, it’s that time of year again! This year I was on a mission to try some new fair foods and beers. Our first stop of the day was the Blue Barn for some deep-fried blue cheese corn fritters and Carmel Apple Pi Beers (both delicious). The Snicker Bar Salad and the ‘Pop […]