• Big Adventures,  Quick Trips,  Small Adventures

    Summer adventure plans and 4th of July

    Hey y’all, I know it’s tough right now to do any big traveling, BUT is there anything fun you have done so far this summer? Have you just been relaxing? Traveled anywhere? Planning on anything fun? I have just been enjoying time at the lake relaxing, kayaking, swimming, and working on some great posts that will be coming soon. I spent my 4th of July doing a boat parade, a classic car cruise, as well as enjoying the fireworks. The lake my family lives on does a boat parade; the lake community comes together and decorates their boats with USA pride, line up, and cruise around the lake showing off…

  • Small Adventures

    The Headwaters and end of the Mighty Mississippi.

    The Mississippi River is the longest river in the United States, and is the 4th longest in the world. The Headwaters of the Mississippi is located in Itasca, MN and the end if it is 100 miles down stream from New Orleans at the Gulf of Mexico. One of my favorite places to go hiking at is Itasca State park. It has numerous biking and hiking paths to enjoy starting at their different entrances, North, East, West, and South. But if hiking isn’t your favorite pastime and you want to just see the headwaters and swim, go through the North entrance and it is just a short walk. Itasca is…

  • Small Adventures

    Stone Mountain Park, GA Laser Show

    I have family that lives down south, mostly in the wonderful peach state we know as Georgia. Now yes, I live in Minnesota, but I was born in Georgia and brought to Minnesota as a small child; my mom was born and raised in Georgia, so most of her family is there. When we go to visit her family we have many fun traditions like going to Fresh Air BBQ, The Varsity, going to the Mall of Georgia, and most of all going to Stone Mountain Park. Stone Mountain is a giant piece of granite that sticks up out of the ground. It is about 1,686 feet above sea level…

  • Small Adventures

    Battle Lake, MN Winter Craft Fair 2019

    I am from a small town in Minnesota, a state where it is winter 9 months out of the year. It can become difficult to find things to do in the winter especially with the frigged cold and feet of snow. Many people from Minnesota and surrounding states work all year for these craft fairs that happen all year round. You can find craft fairs, typically, in parks and during festivals through out the summer and fall, and in the winter and spring in malls, schools, and in the bigger cities, community/small convention centers. Battle Lake hosts two craft fairs throughout the year. One during their Wenonga Days in the…