Ben Henry Created: February 14, 2021 11:51 AM Minnesotans are proud of their winter hobbies — some even pride themselves with running errands in the winter with shorts on. But this week, even in the bold north, the shorts were likely kept in the dresser. With more weeks of winter ahead, the dangerously cold temperatures will ease and our hobbies will pick back up, and Explore Minneapolis Northwest says they’re ready when they do. “If you’re planning on going on a weekend, I’d make a reservation on Monday or Tuesday maybe,” Regina Eckes, of Minneapolis Northwest, said about Elm Creek Park Reserve’s classic winter tubing.