Best Grill Recipes for the End of Summer
After a summer of grilling and smoking meats (or even just attending barbecues), you can start to lose inspiration for new things to make over the coals. Fear not! While the Sams family is quite busy from June to August, that doesn’t mean we don’t do our fair share of grilling. Take a peek below […]
Read More10 of the Best Summer Camp Games
Here in Minnesota, you’re going to be hard-pressed to find someone with no childhood memories of cabin or camping vacations with aunts, uncles, and cousins. Personally, I remember hunkering down behind a lichen coated rock, trying so hard to steady my excited breathing while flashlights hit the trees around me. There were nights by the […]
Read MoreFive Unique Adventures on Fish Trap Lake
Welcome to Fish Trap Lake! Surrounding the dead center of Minnesota is over 1,160 acres of water, fish, loons, and a myriad of bugs and botanical wonders. We here at Campfire Bay Resort are very lucky to call it home – and many of our guests have come to call it their second home! And […]
Read MoreMinnesota’s Native Pollinators: A Dying Breed
Imagine: you’re walking through a sparse patch of woods, on a barely-there trail. You can hear the bees and other bugs buzzing through the undergrowth. Flowers pop up here and there. Yarrow, milkweed, aster, anise hyssop, daisies and so forth. They provide not only color and intrigue to an already gorgeous landscape, but food to […]
Read MoreA Simple Guide to Father’s Day
Holidays centered around parents can always be tough, for a myriad of reasons. Still, the most common issue children face is figuring out what to get or do for their dad on Father’s Day. We may have spent a lot of time with the man, but when it comes down to it, do we really […]
Read MoreTop 5 Tips To Stay Safe on Your Summer Adventures
Summer and winter are the two times of year when the most outdoor accidents happen in Minnesota, and for a logical reason. Winter comes with ice and snow, and no matter how good our boots are, each of us often still manages one solid Looney-Tunes style slip and fall. Summer, with its beautiful weather and […]
Read MoreA Simple Guide for Mother’s Day
Mother’s Day can be difficult for a multitude of reasons, but one of the most common issues children face on such a day is simply what to do or gift. Sure, we spent a good chunk of our lives with the woman this day honors, but it’s as we get older that we realize we […]
Read MoreSpring Photography in Minnesota
Spring holds a grip on human society, and has for as long as we’ve existed. Every culture around the world has some sort of celebration for the end of winter or the end of the rainy season. So it makes sense that spring photography is both so beloved, and so difficult. Searching “spring aesthetic” on […]
Read More5 Crafts to Welcome Spring
Sunlight has already begun to stretch longer, and the world smells fresh again. Soon, flowers will start springing up! But that beauty and light doesn’t need to stay outside your home–let’s look at some crafts you can do to bring spring in! Have you felt it? That rush of energy in the wind? The warmth […]
Read MoreHibernation Hobbies: Surviving the Dark Seasons in MN (Part 2)
As frost has settled in the panes of your windows, your mind itches for something to do. Your fingers do as well. The dark seasons are here, and with them, the chance to pick up a new cozy hobby. The Depths of Hibernation Season Even in the middle of winter, with the sunrise of […]
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