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Good Places for Camping in Minnesota
Asked by K.N. from Minneapolis
on March 2, 2012
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We just moved to Minnesota from Colorado. My family loves camping and spending the weekends in the mountains surrounded by nature and not much else. I was hoping I c...
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- The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources operates several top-notch state parks. Many offer camper cabins that you can reserve. Close to Minneapolis, try Will...
- Welcome to Minnesota! It seems most of our residents move out to Colorado, so I'm glad to hear some of you guys are moving this way. = ) We have lots of great State Pa...
- I'm not a camper any more, but I have friends who are and I have a Boy Scout. MN has some great state parks and maybe you can check them out online. Most of them req...
Where Would You Take Someone If They Came to Visit Minnesota???
Asked by D.M. from Minneapolis
on October 1, 2009
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Hi so my dad is coming to visit for 3 days.
I am so nervous trying to find things to do especially with the cold it's making it a bit harder.
1-has anyone gone to ...
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- I love to take my parents around the lakes. A lot of cities outside of the upper midwest don't have the plethora that we do. I also would recommend pumpkin or apple pi...
- Since you have received many responses to where to go I thought I would add some really good places to eat. I am Italian and LOVE Italian food and seafood/sushi would ...
- We took my in-laws to the bodies exhibit and everyone loved it(Son & Grandparents). Another idea is a Lake Minnetonka boat ride- the colors are changing and there are...
Vacation Ideas in Minnesota or Wisconsin Area
Asked by M.L. from Minneapolis
on February 16, 2012
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I am looking for vacation ideas for my family this summer (me, husband, and 4 year old daughter). We would like to go somewhere for 3-5 days. Last year we went to a ...
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- Madeline Island, WI Door County, WI
- Lake Geneva has Timber Ridge Resort, which is a nice water park resort that we've been to. Not terribly expensive, and it's the on the property for Grand Geneva, so yo...
- When people think of vacation Minnesota they think of the north woods. Which is awesome. But remember the beautiful bluffland country in SE Minnesota. There are se...
Bug Repellent
Asked by R.A. from Des Moines
on July 9, 2008
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My husband, son, and I are vacationing in northern Minnesota in a few weeks. My son will be almost 5 months when we go. Does anyone have any suggestions on bug repel...
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- R., After reading case studies on DEET, I will never put it on a member of my family again. I purchased citronella candles for when we are on the back deck and lem...
- My doctor just advised that we use something with 20% deet or less.
- We've tried the product Herbal Armor, it is all natural-no deet and have had great success with it. They have a kids version too. You will smell like citronella but it...
Moving to St Paul in August -Best Neighborhoods?
Asked by S.C. from Minneapolis
on May 7, 2007
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I will be starting as an Assistant Professor at the U of Minnesota (Twin Cities) in August. I'm trying to find out the best neighborhoods for my family. I'm African Am...
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- I live in the Saint Anthony Park neighborhood of Saint Paul. The Saint Paul campus of the U is in the neighborhood. I love it here. It is very convenient to both do...
- For a family friendly neighborhood, you can't go wrong with Como Park area or Hamline Midway (in April voted best family friendly neighborhood by readers of MN Parent ...
- I live in St Paul on the city North End and the neighborhood I live on is VERY SAFE and its very Diverse. Good Luck with your search!
Moving to Minneapolis and Have Lots of Questions
Asked by K.N. from Minneapolis
on December 20, 2011
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Hello. Due to my husbands job, we are relocating to Minneapolis from Colorado. I have never even visited there and I am heading out next week to look for a house! W...
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- My family has lived in Savage for the past 8 years and we like it a lot. We actually live in the Shakopee school district though, which is great too and we've loved o...
- First, let me say welcome to Minnesota. To answer your 1st question, it is very common for people to Not have fences around the entire twin cities area really. I hav...
- We moved to MN form out of state all be it another cold climate and here's a few insights: 1) you will never be as cold as you are here. CO has NOTHING on MN re: c...
What to Do with Kids and Cats While Showing House
Asked by S.C. from Minneapolis
on March 4, 2010
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We're selling our house and I'm looking for ideas of what to do with our kids (3 1/2 years and 8 months) and two cats while showing our house. We live in Minnesota, so...
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- There are 2 things you can do. 1. Don't accept showings during those times. You always have the option of saying yes or no. You can explain through your realtor ...
- We are in the same boat. I have a very social cat that would jump at the chance to meet new people or run out the door. SO we are putting our dog crate up in our dau...
- I don't have a good answer for you, but i am sympathizing with you because I recently sold my house and had the same issue! The very best thing to do is to leave the ...
Real Estate Investing
Asked by L.M. from Minneapolis
on April 7, 2008
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My husband and I have three children 10, 4, and our youngest will be 3 in June. He is a school teacher and football coach and also works part time at Green Mill waiti...
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- Hi L.. You've gotten some good advice already, but here are a few things I'd add: 1. Interview several Realtors and find one with a lot of experience in inves...
- I think this is a really good time to do this. Home prices are so low with the many foreclosures, etc. You can buy a home and fix it up. The market has to go back u...
- I only have the experience of growing up with a mom who started a business doing this. She started with a friend and they bought 2 houses side by side (actually I thin...
How Much Is Your A/C & Heating Bill in Winter/Summer?
Asked by D.B. from Dallas
on December 24, 2011
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We have a large 2 story home (about 4000sq. ft) in Flower Mound. We have 2 A/C units and TXU energy company.
We had extraordinarily high bills last summer that went l...
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- Wow that is expensive!! My house is a tad smaller than yours but still pretty large and our bills are not more than $300 for heat or cooling. They usually run in the...
- T. F - I bet you are in SunCreek and your builder is Drees....I used to work for them and would not be surprised if we met....was your walkthrough done with a man or a...
- Wow that's more then our mortgage at $1000 that's more then our mortgage and heat/cool combined! YIKES we have 2400 sf and we spend at max in the winter $225, that ...
Relocating to Fort Lewis Area
Asked by J.K. from Seattle
on June 17, 2008
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My family will be relocating to the Fort Lewis Area from Minnesota this fall. We are not familiar with the area at all! I am looking for recommendations on great areas...
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- My husband just got stationed here from Tx in Nov. We live in the Lacey area. Its pretty nice. It does take my husband about 20 mins to get home though. Lakewood is no...
- Hi J., My husband was working on Ft. Lewis also as a civilian contractor until a couple of weeks ago. He was on the Stryker program, and recently got promoted to th...
- DuPont is nice... Lakewood is closer to a lot of ammenities. Previous poster indicated that there aren't too many safe places in Lakewood... its all relative. I live...
