No matter if your 2020 dream vacation was happening by plane, train, or automobile—chances are COVID-19 has altered or canceled those plans. Despite COVID, LGBTQ-friendly destinations around the country are still open for business.
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Here is your opportunity to help the helpers. Find a list of Minneapolis organizations providing food to residents.
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Posted on May 11, 2020
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As you see in the movies Fargo and Drop Dead Gorgeous, Minnesotans are known for elongating the letters a and o in speech (boooat, baaag). But if you want to sound more like a native, use these terms.
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Posted on November 28, 2019
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Sponsored content Sam’s Christmas Village & Light Tour is a partner of Give Me The Mike For Twin Cities residents who miss the now closed Holiday Lights in the Park at Lake Phalen in Saint Paul, I have an option you will love. Sam’s… Continue Reading “Over 4 million Christmas lights on display just east of the Twin Cities”
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Posted on November 23, 2019
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The best holiday light displays around Minnesota, presented by Sam’s Christmas Village and Light Tour.
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Posted on November 23, 2017
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First published in Lavender Magazine, November 22, 2017 Instead of giving an “okay” gift this holiday season, give them something “oak-y.” Alright, the puns are done. These Minnesota- and Wisconsin-based businesses are creating or sourcing special gifts that’ll last longer than the popsocket or fidget… Continue Reading “‘Wood’ you look at that: unique gift ideas made of wood”
Posted on November 18, 2017
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First featured in Lavender Magazine September 14, 2017 A summer’s weekend at your college friend’s parents’ cabin can be a blast. For starters, there’s sleeping six to a room, cooking your own meals, washing all those dishes…oh, and there’s no air conditioning. Folks, it’s… Continue Reading “Wisconsin, Unplugged: “Water Meets the Soul” in Bayfield and on Madeline Island”
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