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One Day in a City > Minnesota

Labor Day Weekend: Lake Minnetonka

September 3, 2012 By Gina
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Fun time tubing on Lake Minnetonka.

Happy Labor Day everyone! I will be enjoying the day off by heading to the California beach shortly, however I'm also thinking of Minnesota lakes today and one in particular - Minnetonka Lake. Growing up in the land of 10,000 lakes meant there was always a body of water to … [Read more...]

Minnesota Boundary Waters: That Time a Canoe Fell on Me

March 10, 2025 By Gina
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And this is how you carry a canoe throught the forest.

One Day in Minnesota, this Happened... Ok, the canoe didn't really fall on me. It was actually dropped on me. By my giggling younger sisters. Let me back up. It was my last summer in Minnesota for my last (summer) class of college before graduating and moving to … [Read more...]

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