Tag: southern-minnesota
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The Newest Store in Mankato you’ll want to visit!
If you are from Southern Minnesota, you know Mankato is the one stop destination. The town has so much jam packed in, which makes it an easy spot to hit all of your favorites. Yet, until this point, they didn’t have a Lego store. Just recently, Bricks & Minifigs Mankato opened. Located conveniently right off…
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Here’s my Ultimate list of Experience gifts for Families of all ages!
If you know my family well, you know that we don’t give each other a ton of physical presents for Christmas. Instead, we always do an experience gift for the kids as our largest present. For birthdays, we always do the same. One thing that I’ve learned is that it truly isn’t the amount you…
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9 Free Things to do in the Mankato Area over Fall Break/MEA!
As a mom, I often desire to make breaks from school special and memorable for my kids. In today’s society, it’s easy to think that this has to be expensive and include travel. I’m here to tell you that this isn’t the case. Memories can be made close to home and guess what…they don’t have…
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The no-frills apple orchard we all need to visit in Southern Minnesota!
As a grown-up, I still have wonderful memories of picking apples with my family as a young girl. Lifted up by my dad to reach for the high apples, traipsing through the orchards to find the trees with the BEST apples, biting into the juicy fruit to sample them while picking, and the satisfaction of…
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Five Must-do Fall Activities in the Mankato Area!
I love fall, but in all fairness, I love all of the seasons. Yet, there is something about the beauty of the colors in the trees, the allure of pumpkins and apples, and the uniqueness of the activities you do in the fall versus all of the other seasons. Something about this time of year…
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Hilltop Harvest: A summer activity that will become tradition
We have been picking strawberries every summer for the last five years. It’s truly an activity perfect for all ages. Even the youngest kids enjoy it…although, they may eat more than they pick or at least our youngest kids have always done this. Strawberries are close to the ground, easy to pick and identify ones…
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Two must-visit spots for kids (or adults) who love to bike!
I saw another blogger write about a pump track and I was immediately intrigued. Before reading about one, I’d never even heard of this kind of adventure. Lo and behold, after some research, I discovered two spots that were somewhat close to us. Having two kids who started riding bikes with no training wheels in…
Adventures with Sota Mama 