Tag: adventure
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My top 15 tips for traveling on a budget!
This is definitely the most asked question I receive. Do you have any tips on saving money while traveling? In fact, I do. Since we got married and were trying to pay off student loans while making two teacher salaries, it has become a passion of mine to find ways to make meaningful memories without…
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The Perfect Summertime Bucket List Activity for the whole family!
Growing up in the suburbs of the Twin Cities and Chicago, I truly didn’t know what it meant to support local. Most places my family shopped, visited, or ate at were large chains. Once we moved to a small town, I got to fully experience what it means to support local and small businesses. It…
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Eight places to visit in the Orange City, Iowa area!
Since Orange City is on the way to Omaha from Southern Minnesota, we have driven through this area countless times. We have also, stopped a few times and even met family during the pandemic here since it’s about halfway from my husband’s family. Yet, this was the first time we truly explored the Orange City…
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Mystery Cave State Park
For a while, I’ve wanted to go to the Mystery Cave State Park and we finally made it happen this summer! Honestly, I’ve been to a lot of Minnesota state parks, both as an adult and a child. Mystery Cave, without a doubt, is definitely one of my favorites now. Located in Southeastern Minnesota, we…
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Jeffers Petroglyphs/Red Rock Falls County Park
For far too long, we didn’t go to Jeffers Petroglyphs because we weren’t sure our kids would enjoy it. What a mistake! We had to insist on leaving the night we visited because our kids wanted to stay so much longer. In April, I saw an event that Jeffers Petroglyphs was putting on in collaboration…