Indie bookstores in North Dakota are open for business — even in a pandemic. They’re getting creative, offering curbside pickup, front door delivery service, and personal shopping for gifts and care packages so we can all shop responsibility and practice… Continue Reading
I’ve had a lot of time to think about how to be mindful lately. For the last nine days, I’ve done very little else. Being mindful can sound like a flighty, fanciful, New Age concept, but it’s exactly the opposite.… Continue Reading
Thanks to the coronavirus outbreak, thousands of us are working from home — whether we’re suited to it or not. I’ve been working from home for the last six years and while it’s not easy, it can certainly be done.… Continue Reading
I don’t consider myself an expert hiker by any means, but choosing the right basic hiking gear is easy. Hiking is a fairly straight-forward sport to get into and you don’t need any special gear at all when you’re starting… Continue Reading
Spring training has started, so it’s time to schedule your ballpark road trips! If you love baseball, but don’t relish the idea of spending your free time buying tickets, researching hotels and driving between stadiums, you can outsource all that… Continue Reading
Tesa Klein is the creative mind behind the Wildflowers, Inc. She has a unique take on western, rural, and repurposed style that resonates with so many in the Midwest. Her work was farmhouse chic before it was cool and it’ll… Continue Reading
Hotel Emery is both a sleek boutique hotel and a chic urban jungle. It hides in plain sight in downtown Minneapolis. The words “sleek” and “jungle” rarely appear in the same sentence. But when you’re describing a design-forward luxury hotel… Continue Reading
What’s the best hike you’ve been on lately? Mine is this gorgeous hike in the Beartooth Mountains of southern Montana. From the minute my feet hit the trail, I had this John Muir quote imprinted on my brain; “Keep close… Continue Reading
I have a secret; I actually love cold weather. I crave a winter reset. I like to rest, reflect, and recalibrate during these short days and long nights. This is pretty much sacrilege to say in the upper Midwest, when… Continue Reading
Books about North Dakota and Minnesota (especially creative ones) aren’t incredibly common, but I think they’re one of the most powerful and accessible ways to understand the part of the world that I call home. And they’re fun and easy… Continue Reading
