Madison Bloomquist

Joe Mamer/Alamy luminary-loppet Minnesotans have been proclaiming our love for the frozen tundra for more than 100 years: The Saint Paul Winter Carnival was founded in 1886 in response to a New York newspaper reporter who called our capital city “another ... See more

Photo courtesy Minneapolis Institute of Art, Gary Mortensen mia-full The Background In the Twin Cities, art is everywhere, if you know where to look. Artists and art aficionados work together in a careful, never-ending dance to create a thriving arts scen... See more

Photo by Destination Duluth via Bentleyville Bentleyville Bridge View When Nathan Bentley started planning holiday light displays even more elaborate than Clark Griswold’s at his Esko home in 2001, he didn’t have concrete plans for the experience to grow ... See more

Photograph by Kaylee Herndon Frost In Minnesota, sports fans know that if they want to back a championship-winning team, it’s often best to follow the women—including, and perhaps especially, the Minnesota Frost. Our Professional Women’s Hockey League tea... See more

Photo courtesy of the History Theatre Keith Hovis and Rachel Teagle Keith Hovis (left) and Rachel Teagle, writers of Rollicking! To an outsider, much of the Saint Paul Winter Carnival sounds a bit like a fever dream hovering between freezing-January reali... See more