Packing List
by acemj
If you do come in winter (but why would you?), not all is lost. Head to Taylors Falls where you'll find Wild Mountain Ski Resort. They have over 60 runs. Granted, this is Minnesota, so you're not going to find incredible mountains, but you'll always have plenty of snow!
This is where I learned to ski and boy, was it a shock when I went at West and saw some real mountains!
Stillwater, Minnesota
by gregoryr1m
The town of Stillwater is itself on the National Registry of Historic Places. Hundred-year-old brick and limestone buildings that once housed merchants of the old logging town now are home to a host of antique shops, rare book dealers, world-class restaurants, bed & breakfast inns, historic trains, trolleys, and paddlewheel boats.
Stillwater is at it's best from early Spring to late Autumn. There's nothing like spendin the evening at The Freighhouse, on their deck, cocktail in hand, and over looking The St. Croix Rover watching the boats go by.
Stillwater's Web Site
"The Minnesota Zephyr"
I love trains, especially Zephyrs. They're so romantic. It reminds me of a song by Johnny Mercer:
I took a trip on a train,
And I thought about you.
I passed the shadowy lanes,
And I thought about you.
Two or three cars,
Parked under the stars,
A winding stream.*
All the big bands performed that song during WWII and the ambiance on The MN Zephyr is that* of a dinning car from that period. See my must see activities for more information.
"What else to do while you're in Stillwater?"
Antique shopping of course. This is an antiquers paradise and Stillwater is saturated with antique shops but they're aren't inexpensive.