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Snow Sculpture Contest

Posted on February 11, 2019 by little blue willow

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For the past 133 years St Paul has held a Winter Carnival to celebrate the season that seems to define this area. Truth be told it started as a bit of a two fingers to New York journalists saying that … Continue reading →

Tagged snow sculptures, St. Paul, winter, Winter Carnival

Christmas at Jackson Street Roundhouse

Posted on December 25, 2018 by little blue willow

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In the Willow household it is becoming abundantly clear that trains are a part of life. A neighbor of ours knew about this passion for C and the kiddos and were able to help us get tickets to the holiday … Continue reading →

Tagged Christmas, holiday, Jackson Street Roundhouse, model trains, St. Paul, trains

Japanese Gardens at Como Park

Posted on October 4, 2018 by little blue willow

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A bit ago we were finally able to visit Como Park when it was not winter. This meant we were able to venture onto the Japanese Gardens at Como Park. Apparently this is the 10th most authentic Japanese Garden in … Continue reading →

Tagged Como Park, Japanese Garden, St. Paul

Hidden Falls Regional Park

Posted on July 25, 2018 by little blue willow

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Full disclaimer is that both ends of the park were flooded due to so much rain recently. This means that our goal of actually seeing the falls and even the other end of the park was not possible. We decided … Continue reading →

Tagged Hidden Falls Regional Park, St. Paul, summer

Twin Cities Model Train Museum again

Posted on December 19, 2017 by little blue willow

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As the lone person in the family that is not a train fanatic, I wanted to give another approach to one of Kid Willow’s favorite places. I want to focus on the little towns the model train enthusiasts made for … Continue reading →

Tagged model trains, St. Paul, Twin Cities Model Train Museum

Highland Park

Posted on November 14, 2017 by little blue willow

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  A few weeks ago, we wanted to get out of the house and enjoy one of the last warm weekends of the season. It happened to coincide with the peak fall colors and we were not disappointed. We did … Continue reading →

Tagged fall color, Highland Park, St. Paul

Jackson Street Roundhouse

Posted on April 11, 2017 by little blue willow

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It’s been a busy few weeks here. Despite all that is occurring, we decided that some time in the beautiful weather was in order. C really wanted to take Baby Willow to Jackson Street Roundhouse. Baby Willow loved every minute … Continue reading →

Tagged Jackson Street Roundhouse, St. Paul, trains

Raspberry Island, St. Paul

Posted on February 23, 2017 by little blue willow

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So after a few misses in plans, we walked through downtown/city center of St Paul to the small island. This island is next to Harriet Island Park where you catch the riverboats mentioned in an earlier post. Please note that … Continue reading →

Tagged parks, Raspberry Island, St. Paul, winter

Como Conservatory

Posted on December 29, 2016 by little blue willow

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It was a relatively warm and non eventful day weather wise and we took Baby Willow to Como Park in St. Paul. Inside Como Park is: a zoo, a theme park for little kids and a conservatory building with tropical … Continue reading →

Tagged Como Conservatory, Como Park, Koi fish, Orchids, St. Paul, Tropical Plants

Lights and Peanuts at Rice Park

Posted on November 22, 2016 by little blue willow

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Not longer after we moved to the Twin Cities, I heard about the Peanuts character sculptures at Rice Park in downtown/city center St. Paul. Then as the winter season hit I heard about the annual tradition of the winter lights … Continue reading →

Tagged Peanuts Statues, Rice Park, St. Paul, Winter Lights

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