Safe Ways to Explore Minnesota [PODCAST]
The state of Minnesota has plenty to offer despite the Covid-19 pandemic we continue to fight through. Explore Minnesota s Alyssa Hayes joined me on WJON. She outlined options which include cross country skiing, snowshoeing, and snowmobiling. Other options include visiting a light display. Even though the holidays are past Hayes says the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, and the Stillwater Lift Bridge offer light displays for viewers.
Other options for Minnesotans include Explore a Nature Center like Quarry Park and Nature Preserve in Waite Park, Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge in Bloomington and more. She says dining in at a local bar and restaurant is now and option with restrictions adjusted. Other options include winter camping, frozen waterfalls or visiting a sculpture park. Find this list and more at exploreminnesota.com.
Our suggestions on how to celebrate winter solstice outdoors Richard Chin, Star Tribune
Now, when the Northern Hemisphere has leaned as far as it can from the sun, it s tempting to just pull down the shades, pour a drink, fire up Netflix and huddle indoors and spend the longest night of the year dreaming of spring.
But the mental and physical benefits of getting outdoors don t apply only when it s warm and sunny. Besides, if you stay indoors, you ll miss something rare and wonderful, something that won t happen again for hundreds of years.
Here are a few things that might get you away from your screens and out of the house.