Take the family pumpkin picking or gather up locally grown apples to make your favorite pies, bars and crisps. We love fall, a bushel and a peck....
Dining
How to Eat Oysters, According to Manger Chef Mike Willenbring
The types, the toppings and the technique: here's a primer on how to eat oysters. This article originally appeared as part of the story At Home at...
This Wisconsin Cotton Candy Cart Offers Flavors Like Champagne, Pop Rocks and More
Confection Cotton Candy offers original flavors, a cart for events and sealed bags for party favors or gifts. Sarah Kubler is a mom of four with a...
Couple Fulfills Dream by Opening New Bayport Restaurant Manger
Chef Mike Willenbring and his wife Nicole, a businesswoman, opened Manger after he spent years at Revé in Stillwater. Sometimes life—like a great...
Stillwater Speakeasy Serves Up Summer Gin Cocktails
Drink recipes from the Velveteen Speakeasy. Velveteen Speakeasy—hidden in the lowest level of 123 Second Street in Stillwater—feels at once like an...
St. Croix Valley’s Best Patio Dining Provides an ‘Unforgettable Experience’
Our conversation with Pier 500 assistant general manager Katy Rugg. Hudson’s Pier 500 is a veritable riverside institution—and a regular in several...
It’s Patio Season, So Sip on These Local Summer Beers
Local breweries offer up their best beers for summer nights. As the days get warmer and longer, there are few better ways to spend the sun-soaked...
Lift Bridge Brewing Co.’s Newest Beverage Brainchild: Canned Hard Seltzers
A taproom favorite for some time now, three flavors of Lift Bridge hard seltzer will soon hit store shelves. Just as the craft beer boom hit...
A Culinary Trip Through the St. Croix Valley
Explore the St. Croix Valley by visiting these dining destinations located up and down the river. For so long, the St. Croix River Valley was...
Ann Kim of Minneapolis’ Young Joni Wins Best Chef: Midwest at James Beard Awards
Six other Twin Cities chefs were semifinalists in the same category. The most prestigious awards in the restaurant industry have been handed out,...
Royal Golf Club Eatery Arnie’s Offers Great Courses, Great Views of the Course
Golf course restaurant offers scenic views and fabulous flavors. This spring and summer you’ll want to spend some time on the patio at Arnie’s in...
This Mexican Cocktail from Pedro’s Del Este Will Warm You Up This Winter
The Golden Eye cocktail will warm you from the inside out. We long for warm-weather vacations this time of year. In lieu of that, there’s Pete...
Now with Three Locations, LoLo American Kitchen Still Keeps it Local
LoLo stakes claims on both sides of the river. When Joe Ehlenz and Brad Nordeen were first looking to open their locally owned, locally operated...
Talking Turkey with Local Food Blogger NellieBellie
Warm up with comfort food from local food blogger Janel, AKA, Nellie Bellie at nelliebellie.com. Ingredients 1 roll refrigerated crescent rolls 1 8...
Taste of the North
Feller Restaurant Draws Inspiration From Local Heritage Much intrigue and anticipation surrounded the Lora Hotel in downtown Stillwater before it...
New Fitness Center Offers Comprehensive Wellness Coaching
Having to leave behind physical activities that you love as you age is something people have accepted over the years. But it doesn’t have to be...
This Oktoberfest Season, Enjoy the Fruits of Hudson’s Newest Brewery
Beer-tender Rebecca Lutz has a glint in her eye as we ask which is better: Sapricot or Sapmango? (Both are 4.9 percent ABV S.A.P.s at Hudson’s...
Lift Bridge Brewery Breaks Ground on a New Facility
Stillwater’s very own Lift Bridge Brewery hosted a 10th anniversary celebration this past August, and soon they will break ground on a brand new...
Autumn Fun at Sun Country Farm
Celebrate the fall harvest at Country Sun Farm with its abundance of family-friendly activities. Each fall season, the farm harvests over 50 acres...
Downtown Hudson Offers a Creative Coffee Shop Experience
Unsuspecting mothers Amy Salama and Louise Swenka had no idea that chaperoning their children’s school field trip would turn into a business idea,...
