While in Cherokee, we visited this very child friendly museum that has been around as a science museum for several decades. Our kiddos enjoyed exploring the interactive displays and the regular exhibits for a couple of hours which impressive considering … Continue reading
We went to Cherokee, Iowa for a weekend last year after they had quite a wet spring. So it was very green all around town. During one of the afternoons, we explored and hung around Spring Lake Park which is … Continue reading
Upon returning home, we chose a smaller day trip to have a picnic and see a sculpture garden called Caponi Art Park in Eagan, MN. Since I was given sole choice, I chose this place as I love sculpture gardens … Continue reading
On the same complex as the butterfly zoo, is a mini golf course and a hedge maze. This hedge maze is a labor of love for those keeping it maintained. The mini golf looked fairly basic, but was surprisingly more … Continue reading
I love butterflies and there is a butterfly zoo near Ross-on-Wye so we went as a family to see the different butterflies fluttering in the zoo. While we were there a primary school class was on a field trip in … Continue reading
As I alluded to on my last post about Monmouth, exploring a different area of this town was something I hoped to do. On solo journeys and walks with C, I was able to capture more of my love of … Continue reading
Due to circumstances we made a return trip to the UK. We hit many of our regular haunts and a couple of new places none of us has visited before. With this in mind, we will start with a return … Continue reading
One thing I truly love about Minnesota and the Midwest in particular is the many options for parks beyond only visiting national parks. While state parks and national parks are great, the regional and city parks are pretty good for … Continue reading
We visited Elm Creek on a cool spring afternoon. It was one of those days when the snow is melting still and the flowers have not begun to bloom. We’ve visited here many times before, but this was one of … Continue reading
North of the Twin Cities there are several state parks, but this one is one that C likes and wanted to share with me. They had visited in the past with the kiddos. Since we were returning home from a … Continue reading
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