It’s a question I have asked myself often over the past 10 months, since I first opened the MNBucketList to the public. What has the Bucket List taught me? This year, this month, today. About the people in my life, the people who read everyday, or even once an a while. Since you’ll always find […]
Today’s post is a little different. I asked Dani to come home with me for the holidays as she has become part of my family, as a handful of incredible people in my life have over the past year (you’ll see them riddled throughout my page). Today, as a recap, I asked her to post […]
This past weekend was the 4th Annual Holiday Pottery Party called, Winter Wares at the Circa Gallery in Minneapolis. While held in a gallery, the festivities weren’t what you would have expected… This was party where you could meet the Artists and actually put their art to use. Often times, art can feel inaccessible and […]
Happy Hanukkah! [pretend it’s shaped like a menorah]. If you’re on my Holiday Card list, then you know my holidays start now. I’ll be eating a lot of sufganiyot and bunuelos in the next few days. No matter what your beliefs, may these eight days bring you light, love and calories. Festival Of Lights, Galleria […]
Need a little inspiration in deciding what to get the Minnesota-enthusiast in your family (or for yourself – who’s judging!) this holiday? Let me help a little. Here are some of my most favorite gifts, all from some of my most favorite Minnesota companies. Each of these places has a great story, too! So I […]
Last night was the Spooky Side of Suburbia Happy Hour at the Minnesota History Center and it was so much fun! There was so much to do, see, hear and taste! Scary make up demos by Faces Etc. of Minnesota (I saw lots of cats!), spooky music from DJ Jameson, super creative Halloween-inspired cupcakes (they […]
Looking for more Halloween things to do? Add the Fright Farm Haunted House in Maplewood to your Spooky Bucket List. Housed in the Ramsey County Poor Farm which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places having been built in 1918, the location alone is sure to send chills down your spine. The Haunted […]
If you’re a #Halloween #holiday fan, like myself, plan to spend some time in #DowntownAnoka, specifically leading up the big day. With a rightful claim to fame as the #HalloweenCapitaloftheWorld, #Anoka deserves the accolade. From hosting one of the first #Halloweenparades in #1920, in an attempt to take the “trick” out of “#trickortreat”, to having […]
Just in case your clamoring for ideas of #spooky-theme places to go between now and #Halloween, might I suggest #theButcherShop #HouseofGore in #StPaul… Boasting itself as the #Midwest’s Goriest #hauntedhouse, it celebrated its fifth year of #BellaLugosi-meets-#Creepshow bloody #horror. If you know me, then you know I love #oldschool, #1950s #grindhouse #horror and this place […]
Tonight’s bucket lister was the Ice Castles in Eden Prairie (also in Utah, Vermont and New Hampshire) at Miller Park. They have Fire performers Fridays and Saturdays at 5:30-8:30pm, every half hour. The whole place is a maze with fountains and tunnels and walkways, and yes, you will even find Olaf. If you are planning […]
Happy Winter Solstice! Or longest day of the year! Or maybe you call it Yule and celebrate with a Midwinter Festival. It’s the day that marks the beginning of Winter in the Northern Hemisphere. No one does a more beautiful solstice in Minnesota than the American Swedish Institute. Tour the Turnblad Mansion, feast at Fika, […]
If you’re having trouble getting into the holiday spirit or if you just love being festive, I recommend stopping by Macys Holiday Lane in the Nicollet Mall downtown. It’s up the road from the Minneapolis Holiday Market and you can stop by the Elf display upstairs after and have something from Mrs Claus Bakery. It’s […]
If you are you big fan of sweets (like me) and you’re looking for something festive to do today, I completely and totally recommend coming to the Union Depot Holiday Bake Sale in St Paul. This is the second year they’ve done it and it is incredible, they really have gotten better every year! Coffee, […]
Up next on the bucket list docket is the rock’n’roll xmas spectacular from the Chanhassen dinner theater. Its this huge shindig where these incredibly talented musicians do parodies of really popular songs, like ones from the Kinks the Beatles, Weezer,… like turning ACDC into All I Want For Christmas is My Two Front Teeth (I […]
The second part of tonight’s festivities at the Union Depot… The Christmas tree lighting, fireworks, hot apple cider and being serenaded by Kat Perkins! You might know her from The Voice but she’s a Minnesota native favorite around here (and looked adorable!) It’s hard not to fall completely in love with the Depot as they’ve […]
This is a new one for the bucket list; the Minneapolis Holiday Market. It’s a replacement of the former Holidazzle parade (now the Holidazzle Village) in the Christmas, err, Holiday Market. I say that because of the fiasco about the stickers / mugs. They modeled this after the European Christmas Markets like Christkindlmarkt, complete with; […]
On your list of things to do this holiday season, I highly recommend stopping in at the 48th Annual Macys Santaland “A Day in the Life of an Elf.” It’s in downtown Minneapolis in the Nicollet Mall, just a short walk from the Minneapolis Holiday Market (I’ll post about that later). Whether you have children […]
Just in case you were wondering what the Halloween Lights off York in St Paul look like. Stop by tomorrow, on from dusk til 10pm. Bring something for the food shelf OR be like me and forget and just give cash. It’s always better when it’s for a good cause!
If you love Halloween, haunted houses, ghosts, serial killers, zombies, scary monsters, and if you love being confronted by your primal fears, then I highly recommend the William A Irvin #haunted ship in Duluth just off of Lake Superior. Just listen for Rob Zombie and Marilyn Manson music and you’re there. It runs the month […]
Celebrating the Winter Solstice in the Enchanted Forest with s’mores! (from site) ASI celebrates winter’s longest night with extended hours on Sunday, Dec. 21 from 3-7 p.m.! Enjoy bonfires and make Scandinavian S’mores in the Holiday Square, take a self-guided tour of the Turnblad Mansion’s holiday exhibit, Winter Wonderland and FIKA will be open late for […]
