What This Organization Is Doing For Families Will Fill Your Heart With Hope
“This should be a sad story when you think about it. But it’s not. Not entirely.”
That’s how Kelly McDyre, Executive Director at Faith’s Lodge, explained why she wanted Life In Minnesota to tell this story....
These 13 Minnesota Dog Parks Will Get Your Four-legged Friend’s Tail Waggin’
^^ That is Kuchen. Pronounced coo-ken, it means cake in German and holds special significance for our family. She’s the new baby at our house. Seven pounds of absolute sweetness. She’s a six-month-old...
These Two Minnesota Millennials are Helping Kids with Cancer
If you know a millennial, have spent any time in a college classroom lately, or have strolled through a mall amongst teenagers and twentysomethings, chances are you’ve seen someone wearing a Love Your Melon...
These 28 Street Dances Will Help You Soak Up More Summer
Bonfires and moonlight swims. Cocktails on a patio and movies in the park. It’s summer in Minnesota and everyone is looking for ways to be outside for as long as possible every evening. One...
This Little Girl is Changing Lives with Lemonade
Meet Lola. Entrepreneur. Philanthropist. Kindergartener.
On most Saturday mornings from June to October, you’ll find this 5-year-old at the Cannon Falls Farmer’s Market, minding the till at Lola’s Lemonade.
For twenty-five cents, you’ll get a cup...
Small Town Goes Big Time: Sean Cook
When Sean Cook recalls his path from small-town Minnesota to the bright lights of Hollywood, he starts humming the Beatles’ tune “The Long and Winding Road”.
"The techniques out of England were very different from...
A Son Celebrates His Mother’s Life Through Music
*Editors Note: Make sure to scroll to the end of the post, we've got Bo's brand new video for "Right Here" which was just released today!
Bo Weber grew up on a dairy farm in rural...
Small Town Goes Big Time: Caitlyn Smith – Singer, Songwriter, Recording Artist
We’ve all heard the saying. You can take the kid out of Minnesota, but you can’t take Minnesota out of the kid. Few truer words have been spoken about Cannon Falls native, Caitlyn Smith....
Minnesota Writer Pamela Joern: It’s all about the details
Small insignificant moments in time, when observed by the right person can reverberate through time impacting others in meaningful ways. Pamela Carter Joern is such an observer. Award winning author, playwright and instructor,...
Natedogs Food Truck: A Business Born from Passion
Nathan Beck may not seem, at first glance, like the most likely candidate to run a food operation that was named one of the best food trucks in America by Expedia and Thrillist. His background isn’t...
