Winter in Minnesota Can Be Fun
Having been lived in Minnesota for over 25 years, I know Minnesota winter can be long and hard. We are lucky if it does not snow on Halloween or in May. Over the years I have learned a few tips to overcome the cabin fever. As I was looking at the pictures on my phone, I realized winter here is not all that unbearable. First tip, we use school’s winter break (normally a week in early March) to take a vacation in warm places such as San Antonio, Death Valley, San Diego, Florida Keys, New Mexico, Arizona and Utah’s National Parks. When we returned home, I always felt winter goes by more quickly. A short warm weather break makes a big difference. Second tip, do something outdoors such as making a snowman or snow-tubing. Before the pandemic, we used to host Japanese students in February and March for 3 weeks. This gave us the opportunity to take our students out and about and to check out local winter wonderland such as Minnehaha Falls, museums and Como Zoo and Conservatory etc.
Above pictures in the order are snow-tubing, Minnehaha Falls and Walker Art Center.
Como Zoo and Conservatory in the winter and how about a hearty meal at Cafe Latte?
Let’s make a snowman or two! My sons, my sister and my niece and one of our Japanese students had so much fun.
Don’t forget the Ice Castle. I really love this place.
When I saw these pictures, I couldn’t help but smile. My son just loved snow.
Winter wonderland is beautiful, especially after the first heavy snow.
I hope my blog cheers you up on this snowy day. Being a travel agent I had the privilege to go to Iceland in January for a travel trade-show, I’ll share that experience in another blog.
