must see and do's for MN

what would your list include?

so far mine includes: the farmers market in St. Paul

The Science Museum of MN

Underwater World at Mall of America

must see and do's for MN

A mixed drink at Stand Up Frank%26#39;s, North Minneapolis

Food, adult drink, and louging (w/either board games or 1980s-era video games) at one of the three Chatterbox Pub locations

A weekend of trout fishing, hiking, or just visiting in southeast Minnesota, centered approximately aroung Lanesboro

A Minnesota Gophers%26#39; men%26#39;s hockey game, preferably against Wisconsin, North Dakota, St. Cloud State, MSU-Mankato, or Minnesota-Duluth

A drive through the Minnesota River Valley with a stop in New Ulm, especially during autumn

The Walker Art Center, particularly during the British Ad Awards, then dinner at most any spot on ';Eat Street'; (2000s blocks of Nicollet Ave.)

A lakeview room at Duluth Fitger%26#39;s Inn and a hike, run, ski or ski jump in Chester Park / Chester Bowl

A driving tour of St. Paul%26#39;s Summit Ave. and/or Crocus Hills mansions, with drinks and dinner somewhere on either Selby or Grand Aves., or coffee and dessert at Cafe Latte.

must see and do's for MN

Minnehaha Falls

The ';potholes'; at Taylor%26#39;s Falls

Itasca State Park

Gooseberry Falls

Paul Bunyan and Babe at Bemidji

HS hockey tournament

Lunch at the Gopher Bar

The hike to the big falls %26amp; Shovel Point at Tettagouch

Itasca SP

St. Patrick%26#39;s day parade in St. Paul

Dinner in Stillwater

A sunset cruise on a pontoon - any lake will do!

Pick up hockey at your local park

A drink on the patio at WA Frost on a gorgeous summer evening

Sorry if I repeated what others listed....

a few of the state parks along the north shore of lake superior

a fri or sat night at Nye%26#39;s Polonaise bar (both sides)

drinks at the top of the Foshay Tower (W Hotel bar)

One of the most extraordinary trips is a canoe trip in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area.

Skipping stones in the Grand Marais Harbor.

Elephant ears at the Donut Shoppe in Grand Marais

Walking across the Mississippi at Itasca State Park.

Bald Eagles in winter Red Wing to Wabasha.

The Louis Sullivan bank in Owatonna.

Tavern on Grand--two fillets, grilled.

Lunch on the deck, Grandmas in Duluth.

Inline Skating--Lake Calhoun, Cannon Falls to Red Wing, Munger Trail, Paul Bunyon Trail

speaking of eagles another is the National Eagle Center in Wabasha

Biking or driving E and W River Roads

A stay at Sweetgrass Cove in Grand Portage while enjoying a weekend in Grand Marais

A summer happy hour on top of Brits for lawn bowling

Any outdoor concerts or plays during the summer

Biking, blading or driving the Chain of Lakes, Theodore Wirth Parkway

24 Hours of music on Peavey Plaza

I second the Walker, esp the sculpture graden on a beautiful night (snow included!), 2021 for the food and the view and the British Advertising Awards

Minneapolis Art Institute

Wild Rumpus bookstore in Linden Hills

The Guthrie for theater, food, view and the area around it for a great walk

MN is really three states in one....visit them all!

Western long grass prairie....wide open spaces, mostly flat, farms, few trees, pothole lakes.

Eastern dieciduous forest...mostly oak, box elder, maple with rolling hills and lots of lakes.

Northern boreal forest...evergreens, rocky outcrops, more lakes.

To really visit MN you must get out on a lake. Summer or Winter.

If not already mentioned above....

International Wolf Center in Ely

www.wolf.org

Not too far away from there...the Triple Continental Divide near Hibbing where water goes either to Gulf of Mexico via Mississipps, Atlantic via Lake Superior or Arctic Ocean via Hudson Bay.

http://outserv.cactus.org/~tbodine/chisholm/01threeway.jpg

Fish Fry Friday nights in a small town...like around Melrose or Paynesville...drinking Grain Belt beer. Or, alternatively...any warm summer evening just after sunset getting a milkshake at any Dairy Queen older than 40 years in a town smaller than 4,000 people. Now THAT%26#39;S Minnesota.

Breakfast on a weekday morning at a truck stop west or south of Willmar where highways ';this'; and ';that'; cross and the farm guys are all having morning coffee (lunch they call it) after the morning work.

OK...not so rural...exploring the Minneapolis skyway system. Visiting the American Swedish Institute ( www.americanswedishinst.org/ASI/Home.html ) in Minneapolis. Seeing a musical at the Ordway Therater in St. Paul then eating at Mickey%26#39;s Diner ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mickey%27s_Diner )