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#2: Attend the Minneapolis May Day Parade
In addition to offering a plethora of museums, sporting events, and year-round outdoor activities, Minneapolis is also home to more eclectic groups and events, such one of the largest Fringe Festival in the world, the annual naming of a dairy … Continue reading
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Beyond 101: Attend WordCamp
(Warning: This is a LONG post. Like, seriously long. If you don’t have a lot of interest in WordPress, you may not enjoy reading much of this post. And that’s totally cool – feel free to skip over this one. … Continue reading
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#38: Visit the American Swedish Institute (a Minnesota Historic Site)
For the past several years, all the adults on my husband’s side of our family have opted to follow a name exchange program to facilitate Christmas gift-giving. For 2012 my husband’s younger brother drew my name, and consulted my husband … Continue reading
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#1: See the Winter Carnival ice sculptures
Minnesotans are a hearty stock of people. The determined Viking grit combined with the strong Midwest American work ethic produces a breed of individual that can yield a formidable culture. Thankfully, a sizable portion of the population also has a … Continue reading
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#3: Volunteer with Project Homeless Connect
I have written before about how my mom had my sister and I volunteering at very young ages. At 3 and 5 years old, my sister and I were riding along with my mom as she delivered meals to shut-ins. (I … Continue reading
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#58: Tour the Basilica
During my first visit to the city I now call home, I participated in a bus tour that drove past various landmarks and popular destinations. As I saw sculpture gardens, art museums, theaters, and other well-known sites, I remember telling … Continue reading
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#76: Try a new type of cheese
I once dated a guy who didn’t like cheese. The demise of our relationship involved a lot more than his disdain for dairy – but that didn’t help. :) Fortunately, the man I married is a fan of fromage in … Continue reading
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#42: Visit the State Capitol building
A few days ago I was having lunch with a friend, and the topic of travel surfaced in our conversation. She shared some stories from Mexico, and I spoke of my love for cities. I’ve had the good fortune to … Continue reading
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#5: Go to the city’s farmers market
I only recently realized how much of an impact physical place can have on a person. Some environments feel very comfortable to me, while others feel foreign and awkward. I grew up in Indiana, a state that is in a … Continue reading
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#45: Go to Art A Whirl
One of the things I really like and genuinely appreciate about the city in which I live is how culturally vibrant it is. For example, the metro boasts 14 theater houses – and even if not all of them are … Continue reading
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