The Angel Oak | John’s Island, South Carolina
The Angel Oak tree is one of the most visited and recognizable sites in the Charleston area. It’s believed be between 400-500 years old and has survived a number of hurricanes and natural disasters (and of course, human interference). According to the City of Charleston’s website: Live oaks are not particularly tall trees, but have […]
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Old Sheldon Church Ruins | South Carolina
The Old Sheldon Church Ruins are about a 20 minute drive outside of Beaufort, South Carolina. Originally known as Prince William’s Parish Church, Sheldon Church was built between 1751-57 and is thought to be one of the first North American attempts at imitating a Greek temple. Local British loyalists burned the church in 1779 during […]
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My Great Pandemic Migration | First week in Beaufort, SC
We made it to Beaufort! There’s been a lot of talk about people fleeing big cities because of the pandemic and I guess this makes me a statistic. We’ve been here for about a week and our little bungalow has already made a huge difference on our quality of life. Let’s chat about this charming […]
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I’m moving to South Carolina!?
Well, sort of. We are leaving Minnesota for South Carolina…but only temporarily. The lease on our apartment is up at the end of January and my partner Glenn and I decided to seize this opportunity to work from anywhere while our offices are still closed due to the pandemic. I’ve somehow survived 10 months of […]
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My Year in Photos 2020
Like so many others, a large chunk of my year looked like the above photo. On the couch with the pets, watching every show ever filmed. But somehow I was also able to have some amazing experiences outside of my 1-bedroom apartment. Let’s take a trip down memory lane with a photo roundup of some […]
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Mackinac Island & Cheboygan, Michigan | Happy New Year
Another year gone by and as we’ve all heard a million times, it was year like no other. I never make New Year’s Resolutions and the date reading 2020 or 2021 doesn’t really change anything for me. I do however, love Christmas. Christmas time is my favorite time and since my boyfriend Glenn and I […]
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St. Croix State Park | Day Trip from the Twin Cities
We had beautiful weather in Minnesota this past week. 74 degrees on November 8th!? It doesn’t get much better than that. (It’s a blizzard outside as I write this but we’ll just ignore that.) We took advantage of this brief warm spell and headed out of the cities to do some hiking. St. Croix State […]
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Congaree National Park | South Carolina
Every couple has that one summer in their life where everyone they know is getting married. Most of your weekends are spent traveling and you drop thousands of dollars on hotels, attire and gifts. It’s a rite of passage. For my boyfriend Glenn and I, this was supposed to be our summer of eight—yes, eight—weddings. […]
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MyCanoe Pop: The Foldable Canoe Review
So yeah, we own a foldable canoe. And it turns heads, to the say the least. There hasn’t been a single time that we’ve taken it out and NOT gotten stopped by someone wanting to know if we were in fact unfolding an entire canoe. MyCanoe launched on Kickstarter in March of 2020. We purchased […]
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Hiking the Bluffs | Great River Bluffs, Whitewater & John A. Latsch State Parks
Last Saturday, Glenn and I took a day trip from Minneapolis down US Route 61 along the Mississippi River. We had planned on visiting John A. Latsch State Park and Great River Bluffs State Park but as we were driving we realized there were actually four parks in the area. Obviously, as the state park […]
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