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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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