There is an abundance of things to do in Minnesota, indoor and outdoor; urban and country. We're home to the pristine wilderness of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area (BWCA), and the world-class shopping and family fun of the Mall of America.
Outdoor lovers will find more than a hundred Minnesota state parks and forests and hundreds of golf courses.
Minnesota events run from the 12-day Minnesota State Fair to one-day community events celebrating our abundant local flavor.
Dog sledding is quickly becoming a popular snow sport, and not just among mushers with their own teams of sled dogs.
Cruising the slopes amidst Minnesota's gorgeous scenery, feeling snowflakes brush your face, you hear the swoosh, swoosh, swoosh of your downhill skis and you're reminded of what's good about winter.
Eager to climb back on your sled and cruise over a deep blanket of gleaming snow?
More than 60 works of art from the famous Louvre museum in Paris will be at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts in a special exhibit October 18, 2009 through January 10, 2010.
Monet and Renoir are among the renowned artists represented in a display of more than 60 paintings in a new gallery that opened this past spring at the Marine Art Museum in Winona.
From wings and beaks to frogs and feet - there are tons of free programs happening in Minnesota state parks right now. Find your own kind of fun!
Grab your hiking boots, find the bug spray, and charge the GPS unit - the Minnesota State Parks Geocaching Wildlife Safari has begun.
It's pretty easy to find a great place for a good time with the kids in Minnesota. Here are a few favorite places to get you started.
Minnesota's downhill ski areas offer exciting snowboarding parks
The north woods town of Ely is as lively in the winter as it is in the summer, and it's a great place to enjoy Minnesota's season of snow.
New Ulm was founded as a settlement of German immigrants in the 1850s, and that heritage is still evident throughout town.
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