Exploring Minnesota: Northfield

Today we headed down to Northfield to check out the Riverwalk and Farmer's Market. The Market was disappointing, with very little produce, mostly art and prepared foods (we did get some honey sticks and refrigerator pickles though). The River walk was pretty, but short, only about 2 blocks total. Beautiful views but not really what we were expecting. We wandered the entire downtown, stopped in a half dozen stores, did the river walk, farmer's market and stopped for lunch at the Quarterback Club (decent burgers, excellent shakes) all in about 2 1/2 hours....a fun little half day adventure (about all the boys can handle) and another activity checked off our Explore Minnesota list.

Exploring Minnesota: Minnehaha Falls

We have decided to take mini adventures as a family, and explore this wonderful state we call home. There are many hidden treasures right here in the Twin Cities, as well as further away from home - and we plan to explore many as a family!

Our first adventure was to Minnehaha Falls, hidden away in Minneapolis, this huge park features walking trails, historic buildings and a beautiful water fall. We made our way down to the base of the falls, where Mike and Adam were rebels and climbed up as close as they could for some photos! We let Adam hop in and dip his toes in the river, went for a walk along the river and took a dip in the Minnehaha Wading Pool where we all climbed in to cool off! We ended our day with a stop at Jamba Juice for smoothies before heading home exhausted!