Category Archives: Sports

7 of Minnesota’s Best Waterparks

Posted on May 27, 2016 by wendycarson

This article originally appeared on Only In Your State on May 24, 2016. It was written by Jo Magliocco and can be read in its original context here. These 7 Epic Waterparks in Minnesota Will Take Your Summer To A … Continue reading →

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Roller Derby Anyone

Posted on February 14, 2013 by wendycarson

When most people think of Minnesota, they think of mosquitos, cold or snow but how about a roller derby?  Meet the Minnesota Roller Girls!  They are a member of the female only, skater owned, flat track roller derby league.  The … Continue reading →

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Red Bull Crashed Ice 2013

Posted on January 12, 2013 by wendycarson

For the second year in a row St. Paul will be hosting the Red Bull Crashed Ice competition. Two hundred of the toughest, fastest, ice cross downhill racers will go head-to-head through a downhill course full of mind-and-body-bending jumps, turns … Continue reading →

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Why the Twin Cities are great

Posted on November 17, 2012 by wendycarson

You are moving to this area and are asking yourself – Why are the Twin Cities great – you are not alone Probably the greatest thing about living in the Twin Cities is the diversity.  In the cities themselves, there … Continue reading →

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Tour Target Field

Posted on August 28, 2012 by wendycarson

If you know me very well, you know I am not a big major league sports fan so it may come as a surprise that last week for my client event I hosted a tour of Target Field.  It turned … Continue reading →

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International Eelpout Festival

Posted on February 17, 2012 by wendycarson

This weekend is the 33rd International Eelpout Festival in Walker, Minnesota on Leech Lake.  It doesn’t get much more Minnesotan than this!  Many folks have been worried it may be cancelled due to the warm, snowless winter but the show … Continue reading →

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Loppet Weekend

Posted on February 3, 2012 by wendycarson

This weekend is the City of the Lakes Loppet weekend!  As you know if you live here and are a winter lover, this is a very dismal and depressing winter!  No snow, warm temps, about the only thing you can … Continue reading →

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Hockey in Minnesota

Posted on January 19, 2012 by wendycarson

Here in MN we follow and play all kinds of sports, we are real sports/outdoors people, but hockey in Minnesota has a life of it’s own.  To many we are known as the hockey state.  We are 1 of only … Continue reading →

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10 Reasons to live in MN

Posted on January 5, 2012 by wendycarson

Minnesota and the Twin Cities are beautiful to most people in the summer months but once fall hits people seem to find it less and less appealing and actually can become frightened in the winter.  If you are from here … Continue reading →

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What’s the story on the Minnesota Twins?

Posted on July 8, 2011 by wendycarson

To really understand the Twins, you have to understand Minnesota.  For some reason we all are proud and supportive of our state but our state rarely ranks number one in anything.  We are always optimistic that we will be number … Continue reading →

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