Even if you are not really an outdoorsy person, visiting the Mississippi Headwaters is something everyone should do at some point in there life. The Mighty Mississippi as it is know begins at a small lake in northern Minnesota and is only a couple of...
Category: Travel
Explore Fort Snelling State Park: A Day Trip Worth Taking
posted by: LovesYouCrafts
May 11, 2022
Way back when our family had first started camping together and just started our passport, one of the first parks we set our sights at was Fort Snelling. This is a day use only park that has an extensive yet cozy visitor center, two picnic...
Visiting the Fagen Fighters WWII Museum in Granite Falls MN
posted by: LovesYouCrafts
August 27, 2021
A couple years ago we had the pleasure of visiting the Fagen Fighters WWII Museum in Granite Falls while on our camping trip to Upper Sioux Agency State Park (blog incoming.) It had been recommended to us by the staff at the park as many...
A few years ago, my parents set out on a mission to take all of their grandkids camping in their new camper trailer. Each family would have the kiddos picked up on a Friday night for a weekend full of camping for the kiddos, and...
Take a Tour of Minnesota’s Mystery Cave for an Amazing and Inexpensive Day of Learning
posted by: LovesYouCrafts
August 2, 2021
Awhile ago when we were planning our trip to Forestville Mystery Cave State Park we were very excited to find out there were two areas we could take tours of. First was Historic Forestville which I recently wrote a post about, and second was Mystery...
Exploring Historic Forestville: A Wonderful Afternoon Activity In South East Minnesota
posted by: LovesYouCrafts
July 14, 2021
Two years ago we had the great fortune of camping at Forestville Mystery Cave State Park and were blown away by the built in activities at the park. We visited both the Mystery Cave and Historic Forestville (blogs for the state park and Mystery Cave...
Review: Verne Drive-In Theater, Budget Friendly and Delicious Night Out
posted by: LovesYouCrafts
July 9, 2021
Last year, on a visit to Blue Mounds State Park, we had the opportunity to finally spend a night out at the movies again. The twist is, it was at a drive-in. We hadn’t been to the movies in months thanks to Covid, and it...
Small Restaurant Review: Sanchez Burrito Our New Favorite Restaurant
posted by: LovesYouCrafts
June 25, 2021
On our trip to Charles A. Lindbergh State Park in Little Falls, MN was not all we had hoped when we planned it in the early winter of 2019 due to just about everything being closed or cancelled due to COVID. The one saving grace...