Some dog jackets parallel the best haute couture has to offer. Are they being worn for fashion or function? Some dogs have a natural warm winter...
Outdoors
Find Your Path in Nature
Winter activities at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum. The Minnesota Landscape Arboretum has a lot to offer, even in winter. The area’s 1,200 acres...
Embrace North Encourages Minnesotans To Embrace the Cold
Cold therapy brings opportunities for community, wellness. As cold winds roll in, freezing the lakes of Minnesota, a beloved tradition returns—the...
The Arboretum Sparkles And Shines This Season
Rather than going dark and dormant for the season, the gardens at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum come alive every year with thousands of lights...
Autumn at the Arb
Fall is one the most popular seasons at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum. Autumn colors are popping everywhere—from the gardens near the Oswald...
Schroeder’s Guiding Service Talks Muskie Season
As lake waters cool, fishing can heat up. As a 16-year-old, Gregg Schroeder worked as dock boy at a marina on Lake Waconia. It might have been his...
Unsung Spots at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum
A Guide to the lesser-known spots at the Arb. The Minnesota Landscape Arboretum is vast with 1,200 rolling acres, making it one of the best...
Podcast ‘The Wandering Naturalist’ Inspires Curiosity
Where do Minnesota’s birds go in the wintertime? Why does a firefly glow? What is the difference between a honeybee and a bumblebee? Listen to The...
Minnesota Landscape Arboretum Offers Many Ways to Play
The Minnesota Landscape Arboretum in Chaska is one of the best places in the Twin Cities to take kids who need to burn off a little energy....
SkyBrothers Paragliding Soars to New Heights
“A paraglider is an airplane in a backpack.” —Alex Peterson, SkyBrothers Paragliding Take to the sky, and you’ll never know who or what you’ll meet....
A Big Legacy
Group works to restore Big Island park and its history. It’s almost impossible to think of Lake Minnetonka without considering Big Island. A popular...
Picnic Proposal
The Wayzata Library lawn is transformed into a memory-making spot. The Wayzata Library holds a lot of great stories, but the area in front of the...
Home is Where the Heart is
Lake Minnetonka made the guest list. Wedding plans can be set in motion long before a couple entertains the notion of the proverbial walk down the...
A Sticky, Sweet Lesson
Most students look forward to getting up and away from their school desks and outside for schoolyard games, chat sessions with pals and dose of...
A River Runs in the Family
Father-Daughter Duo KJ and Casey Millhone Break World Record Canoeing Mississippi River. The Mississippi River. The Father of Waters. Old Man River....
Gee! Haw! Mush!
Klondike dog derby returns to Excelsior. Water Street in Excelsior will have drivers of a different sort when it welcomes back to town The Lake...
Did You Know Those ‘Helicopter’ Seeds Are Edible?
As every Minnesotan child knows, helicopter seeds are great flyers - but did you know you can eat them? In April, if you look carefully amidst the...
Lifelong Friends Host Rock the Park on the CW
A pair of lifelong lake-area friends turn their love of outdoor adventures into their own TV series. Jack Steward and Colton Smith have been making...
Lake Minnetonka Area Beach Guide
Beat the heat this summer by testing the waters at a local beach. It’s time to bust out that yellow polka dot bikini and hit the beach. Whether...
Lake Minnetonka Summer Camps
Seven local camps to keep the kiddos busy this summer. With summer on the horizon, kids have started their paper-chain countdown to the end of...
