Category: Minnesota

Valleyfair Offers 25-cent Cotton Candy

10 Jun, 2006

Big cotton candy fan but feel it’s a bit overpriced? Well now Valleyfair is making your dreams come true with 25-cent cotton candy all season long! You can get a cotton candy cone or bag and eat your way to the dentist. Mmmm cotton candy and it’s sugary goodness! You can get your melt-in-your-mouth cotton […]

Congrats Kari Rabe

1 Jun, 2006

Kari Rabe from my hometown of Chatfield Minnesota was on Wheel of Fortune last night and did excellent. I think she went home with about $50,000!!! I know (knew) Kari as I was friends with her brother Luke in high school and I’ve hung out with the whole family. That was a long time ago […]

How to Build a Deck in 5 Steps

30 May, 2006

Step 1: Get some talented people who know how to build a deck. My brother and cousin helped us. Then make sure you pick a day that’s way to hot. Our deck took two days and it was sunny and 95 to 100 degrees each day. Step 2: Get a lot of wood. This is […]

Valleyfair’s Wild Thing Rollercoaster Jumps the Tracks

22 May, 2006

It’s not yet determined why, but Valleyfair’s famous rollercoaster, Wild Thing, jumped it’s tracks over the weekend. It happened at the end of the ride and 18 people were said to be taken to the hospital. None had much more than bumps and scratches. There were no major injuries. It’s still up in the air […]

From a Foot of Snow to Sporadic 80s

13 Apr, 2006

A few weeks ago I was talking about lots and lots of snow. Now, it’s 86 hot degrees out! Twice in the past two weeks forecasters have said it was going to be in the low to mid 70 and it was actually in the low to mid 80s!! We were excited to get 70s […]

Xtreme Swing Ready to Take Thrill Seekers to New Heights

11 Apr, 2006

World-Class Thrill Ride Swings into Park for 2006 Xtreme Swing Ready to Launch on May 13 Call it a high-powered swing set; something you won’t find in your own backyard. New at Valleyfair in 2006 is Xtreme Swing, an air-launched thrill ride. The $6 million attraction towers 100 feet tall and accommodates 40 passengers, who […]

Goodbye Kirby Puckett

12 Mar, 2006

Twins fans will fill the Metrodome in Minneapolis tonight to say goodbye to Twin’s great Kirby Puckett. You’ll be missed.

Groundhog Day – What’s the Point?

2 Feb, 2006

Today is Groundhog Day and Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow. That means that there is six more weeks of winter. But what’s the point? Actually, what I’d like to know is what happened to winter? Here in Minnesota we just ended the warmest January ever and we had more days in the 40s than we […]

Heated Car Seat Covers

19 Jan, 2006

I have to tell you, I didn’t think I’d get heated seats until I got a new car. However, for Christmas I got heated car seat covers. Heated seats without getting a new car! These things are wonderful. I just hop in in the morning, plug in the power to the cigarette lighter and before […]

Goodbye Camp Snoopy

10 Jan, 2006

The beagle has left the building. The Mall of America in Boomington Minnesota has officially lost the rights to Snoopy and the Peanuts gang. On January 19th the mall’s indoor amusement part will be called “The Park at MOA” until a new theme is decided upon. The rides will remain open, however a lot of […]