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Duluth Travel Guide: What to Eat + See + Do with Kids

francoisetmoiblog@gmail.com — Thu, 05 Aug 2021 16:09:33 +0000

Thinking of a trip to the North Shore of Lake Superior? Check out where to eat and what to do with our family-friendly Duluth Travel Guide! As a Duluth, MN native, I can say without a doubt, the North Shore of Lake Superior really hits its stride in summer months! There are tons of family-friendly things to do indoors and out, and temps stay a notch cooler than Southern Minnesota which is a welcomed relief from the Minneapolis heat. Last month we headed up to Duluth and the North Shore as a family. And while the trip was family-focused, so many of the things we did with the kids, like hiking + rock-hopping at a waterfall, exploring a lighthouse, biking along the lakeshore, we would spring for even if the kids weren’t in tow. The Duluth area also has several family-friendly dining spots with chef-driven menus parents will love (like the New Scenic Cafe)! My hope is parents will enjoy this Duluth, MN travel guide equally as much, if not more than the kids! Eats & Treats The Portland Malt Shoppe — Originally built in the 1920’s a gas station, and later a couture dress shop, this sweet malt shoppe […]

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Fresh Tracks

francoisetmoiblog@gmail.com — Wed, 08 Jan 2014 14:04:46 +0000

On Christmas Day, between opening gifts and the big afternoon meal, Ken and I snuck away for a snowshoe hike through the park preserve near my family’s home in Northern Minnesota. It had been snowing for the past 24 hours straight, so the trails were generously coated and the tree boughs were heavily weighted down. Other than a single cross-country skiier, we were the only ones to be seen or heard, and it was quite the magical experience to make our way through the peaceful north woods surrounded by solitude and dancing snowflakes on Christmas, of all days.

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Harvest Moon Sliders

francoisetmoiblog@gmail.com — Mon, 28 Oct 2013 13:01:05 +0000

Whenever we’re in Duluth, we always make a point of stopping into Fitger’s Brewhouse for their Harvest Moon Wild Rice Burgers. They are the absolute BEST! Since we live a little too far to swing in whenever the craving strikes, we were so excited to find Heavy Table‘s take on how to make them. These babies are so yummy; my typically carnivorous husband will even crave them for dinner. Instead of full size burgers, we often make them as sliders which offer smaller portions and also makes them a bit more manageable on the skillet. We follow Heavy Table’s recipe almost exactly (which I now have memorized because we make them so often) except to make the sliders we pack the wild rice mixture into a 1/4 measuring cup and turn it over right onto the greased pan, pressing down slightly with the back of the measuring cup to flatten. We’ve found with smaller patties there’s no need to form them ahead of time, as the recipe suggests for the larger patties. Our other modifications have to do with trimmings. Since the patties already contain cheddar cheese, we usually skip the cheese slice on top unless we’re feeling adventurous, and we […]

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