Apple Jack Orchards in Delano, Minnesota, could be one of those day-long fall destinations. There’s just that much going on there. And perhaps that’s what you’re looking for – an orchard packed with activities to appeal to every age in your family. Or, if slipping away from the hubbub and wandering among the apple trees […]
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Fall cannot officially commence for our family until we’ve taken a trip out to an apple orchard. The kids look forward to this tradition as soon as the State Fair wraps, school is back in session, and the weekends take on a twinge of crisp in the air. Having maintained for a many years an
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Just a few blocks south of Como Regional Park, Orchard Park is a neighborhood park that offers families amenities including a playground, sports fields, a sledding hill and space to picnic. The recreation center building is currently being utilized by the Saint Paul Blackhawks Soccer Club. Sledding at Orchard Park Learn more about sledding in St. Paul
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This week’s installment of Recipe Wednesday hopes that you’ve been able to make it out to one of the wonderful Twin Cities-area apple orchards (and if you haven’t, we’ve got a list of a few to try at the end of the recipe bit). I know garden-fresh strawberries and rhubarb aren’t easy to come by
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The Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, a top visitor attraction, contains more than 1,200 acres of gardens and tree collections, prairie and woods and miles of trails. As a premier northern garden, the Arboretum was borne out of the University of Minnesota Horticultural Research Center (currently the U of M College of Food, Agricultural and Resource Sciences (CFANS)). Established
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Twin Cities Southeast Metro: Things To Do This Summer – Covering the Twin Cities, Minnesota, communities of Apple Valley, Burnsville, Cottage Grove, Eagan, Inver Grove Heights, Mendota Heights, Rosemount & Woodbury. Twin Cities Southeast Metro summer events 2024 School’s out and your family is just itching to explore beyond the backyard. We have the scoop
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Twin Cities Northwest Metro Things to Do This Summer – Covering the Twin Cities, Minnesota, communities of Andover, Brooklyn Center, Brooklyn Park, Coon Rapids, Maple Grove, New Brighton, Otsego & Plymouth Three cheers! School’s out and your family is just itching to explore beyond the backyard. We have the scoop on your community entertainment in
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Welcome to Family Fun Twin Cities! Connecting families to the educational, cultural, and meaningful fun in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis & St. Paul – and beyond! We are three moms – Anne, Gianna, and Joy – each with four kids who want to take advantage of the educational, cultural, and fun family opportunities in the
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Summertime brings out the best of the festivals in the Minneapolis-St Paul metro. Get your fill of June family festival outings with this handy list of local celebrations around the Twin Cites. Most are free. If there is admission, it is listed. Family-friendly highlights are listed for each: Grand Carnivale at Valleyfair Come to Valleyfair
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As soon as I can smell the wet earth and the sun is still shining at 6pm, I’m ready for a spring farm fix. The FFTC Team’s city kids love the opportunity to visit farms not much further than their urban backyards. They’re excited to meet the fuzzy new arrivals up close — baby lambs,
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