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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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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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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Since moving to Minnesota, I’ve been constantly seeking out highly rated parks and forests. Everyone talks about the “Land of 10,000 Lakes” and how we are further north than Toronto and I want to experience all of this glorious nature for myself. I had heard good things from my coworkers about Minneopa State Park and […]
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Back with another quick camping recap! This is turning into a camping blog and I’m not that mad about it. I think exploring your own state or city is an important part of travel. Not everyone can afford to travel the world all the time and we have to appreciate the places we are able […]
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Last Saturday, in true last-minute fashion, I gave the DNR a call to find a state park with some availability for the night. Fall is officially here and I have to pounce on every opportunity to sleep outside! I was surprised by how many parks were full but eventually we found a spot at Beaver […]
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I admit it. I’ve been swept up in the #VanLife fantasy. You’ve probably seen the aesthetically pleasing photos on Instagram but I wanted to know what it would really be like. So my boyfriend Glenn and I rented a camper van for a 10-day long road trip out west over Independence Day. I had never […]
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Here in the Midwest, we have long and grueling winters but when we finally make it to summer, there’s no better place to be. Although I grew up in Michigan and lived in Chicago, this will be my first summer in Minnesota and there is so much I want to see. The landscape here is […]
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I didn’t have any plans heading into Memorial Day Weekend. And what do I do when I have nothing do? Camping. You might think that camping trips take a lot of prep work and aren’t something you can pull off at the last-minute but I have a minimalist camping checklist that’s easy to throw in […]
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This past weekend, I was craving a weekend getaway from the city. It was too cold to go camping so we looked at a few different websites for cabin rentals in Wisconsin and Michigan. We ended up using VRBO.com to book a small cabin on Lake Nokimos in Tomahawk, Wisconsin. It was a fairly long […]
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