Grand Marais and Minnesota’s North Shore
To celebrate our two year dating anniversary, my boyfriend Glenn planned a surprise weekend away to Minnesota’s north shore. I’m usually the planner in the relationship but this time I let him take the reins. Most of the activities were a surprise but he’s one of those people who gets too excited about fun things […]
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Red Wing & Frontenac State Park | Day Trip from the Twin Cities
I’m not going to lie to you, this is going to be one of those unnecessarily long blog intros. I need to let it out because working from home has been a real grind lately. Don’t get me wrong, I feel very fortunate and appreciate of my job right now but it’s just that I’ve […]
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Copper Harbor and Michigan’s Keweenaw Peninsula
For the past couple of years, I’ve used the long 4th of July weekend to take a road trip. First I went on a solo camping trip to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula and last year my boyfriend Glenn and I rented a camper van and went out west to Yellowstone National Park. Even though everything is […]
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Afton State Park | Day Trip From the Twin Cities
Last weekend, we visited our 20th Minnesota State Park! I think that’s pretty impressive given that we’ve only lived here  for a year and a half and that Minnesota is covered in three feet of snow most of the time. Our most recent day trip was to Afton State Park, one of the most […]
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Camping FAIL at Flandrau State Park
Flandrau State Park is located in New Ulm, Minnesota. It’s a 1 hour and 45 minute drive from Minneapolis and the park itself is located right within New Ulm city limits. For a rather small park, it has an impressive 81 campsites. I imagine it’s a popular place for the citizens of New Ulm to […]
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Outdoor Recreation, Social Distancing and…Ticks! | Pokegama Lake, Minnesota
Hello friends, me again. The one who took many social-distance-friendly trips this summer and is just now sitting down to share them with you. Join me as we travel back in time… Memorial Day Weekend last year, I took my first camping trip of the season to Big Myre Island State Park in Albert Lea, […]
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Monson Lake State Park & Sibley State Park | Minnesota
I’m back again with more Minnesota State Park recaps. It’s been a while since I’ve posted about my travels but that has mostly been because when I’m not tethered to my kitchen table/work-from-home desk, I’ve been on the road seeing new parts of Minnesota and Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. A few weeks ago…or is it months […]
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Minnesota Hiking: Lake Maria State Park & Quarry Park and Nature Preserve
Time to check another Minnesota State Park off the list…and yes, I have a physical list. I’m proof that Instagram marketing works. I bought this print from GitchiAdventureGoods.com. They have tons of responsibly made and totally adorable state and national park items. They also donate 10% of the proceeds from every purchase to support national […]
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Social Distancing in Minnesota | Duluth, Jay Cooke State Park & Banning State Park
It’s been seven weeks since Minnesota offices, businesses and restaurants shut down to comply with the governor’s Stay At Home order. Seven weeks of spending 99% of my day in a 1-bedroom apartment with my boyfriend, dog and cat. Don’t get me wrong, we’ve been faring really well! We are healthy and our jobs allow […]
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Fort Snelling State Park | Hiking IN the Twin Cities
In this edition of ” Casey Visits ALL the Minnesota State Parks” we stay very near to home. Fort Snelling State Park is as close to being located within a major metropolitan as a state park can get. It’s about a 15-minute drive from both downtown Minneapolis and St Paul right where the Mississippi and Minnesota […]
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