(Taking a break from the #MNGPHO2018 to bring you an exceptional hiking spot!) The Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge in Zimmerman was established in 1965 as a refuge for over 230 species of birds, 58 species of mammals, and 25 species of reptiles and amphibians. The 30,700-acre forested, marshy Refuge has massive bodies of water making […]
The second place my brother and his wife suggested was the Zimmerman Bar Bowl. They both raved about the food and how great the staff is and they were so right. The whole venue looks like a scene from Top Gear, complete with leather bar seating and steel plated walls. A fun place that fits […]
Whenever I’m on a road trip, mostly because I’m only in Minnesota, I try to connect and go bucket listing with people who live in the area. For Princeton, I called my brother and sister in law, who lives in Zimmerman which is just a few miles from Princeton and they suggested two places. The […]
I’ve passed by the Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge dozens of times without stopping. I finally decided to check it out on this road trip. The refuge, established to protect and restore the habitats associated with the St. Francis River Valley, is about 9 miles northwest of Zimmerman. It’s 30,700 acres of Federal land that showcases […]
It’s hot. Like sweaty, sunny, sticky, melty hot. The kind of hot that requires ice cream, and a lot of it. Welcome to Santa Lucia’s Ice Cream. With two locations, one in Princeton off 1st Street and the second in Zimmerman off Fremont, Lucia’s is a hit. It opened in 2010 and has something called […]
