Tag: Minnesota
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India Up North
Northern Minnesota’s restaurant scene has more to offer than walleye and wild rice. I am pleased that my teens’ palates gravitate toward places like the India Palace when we decide to have a family dinner out (although a fresh fish fry is nothing to grumble about). .A meal could be made out of the appetizers alone, but…
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One More Reflection of Gratitude: Nature
“In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks.” ~ John Muir Just had to share one more John Muir quote with one more photo from our Sunday hike to the Tettegouche Lake Overlook (more photos and details about that hike in this post). Ciao! ~ Kat B.
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Fifth Falls Trail: Gooseberry Falls State Park
Gooseberry Falls is one of Minnesota’s iconic State Parks. We have hiked the well-worn trail along the edges of the Falls and Gooseberry River countless times; it never gets old. This classic view (below), however, is one we left behind for one of our two geocaching hikes last weekend. Instead, we followed the Fifth Falls…
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Weekly Reflection of Gratitude: Children
“A child is not a vase to be filled, but a fire to be lit.” ~ Francois Rabelais I am grateful for my boys who rarely let anyone dump water on their fire! Ciao! ~ Kat B.
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Tettegouche Lake Overlook Trail
“Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul.” ~ John Muir This John Muir quote came to mind as my son and I hiked up the old gravel road with one of our black labs trotting happily alongside…
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