Cafe Donuts and Kaleidoscoops


Food & Drink

While desperately searching for a quick pick-me-up, I found Cafe Donuts and Kaleidoscoops in Champlin, just a block off Highway 169. Although it was completely unexpected,  it’s more than worth stopping in. I mean, all kinds of variation in ice cream, 32 varieties of donuts, AND coffee – what more could you want, really. They […]

September 24, 2016

Doris A Kemp Park


Parks & Geology

The ‪Doris A Kemp Park‬, also known as ‪‎Veterans Memorial Park‬ in ‪Champlin‬, off ‪Highway‬ 169, is a small from a distance. It’s pretty likely that you may have noticed the ‪beautiful white ‪stone‬ ‪‎bridge‬ and ‪‎fountain and thought nothing of it. That bridge is that’s actually part of the park. Filled with a ‪gazebo, […]

June 19, 2015

Mississippi Point Park


Parks & Geology

A quick stop on the #mnbucketlist this time, in Champlin is Mississippi Point Park. Near the Doris Kemp Park it’s actually a little bit tough to get to if you don’t know where it is. Once you’re there off to the right is a beautiful little dam. Park near the boat launch just off the Mississippi […]

April 16, 2015