Co-op Pool

When will it melt?

Get your tickets from member MB while they last

Buds

Mississippi Regional Trail

Transients

A flock of these (or some close relative) were at the co-op yesterday. Can Spring be far behind?

Cedar Waxwing

Keeping Warm

Dakota County Star Quilters are presenting a show in South St. Paul at the Dakota Country Historical Society Museum that you don’t want to miss.  The show is running from February 6-March 1, 2013 - TIME IS RUNNING OUT.  The suggested donation is $3.

There are over 50 amazing quilts of all sizes and patterns - some old, some new - and all wonderful.  There is a raffle - first prize is free machine quilting for one of your quilts.  There is also a silent auction with some wonderful hangings being auctioned.

Hours:

Wed,Fri  9 AM-5 PM

Thurs   9 AM-8PM

Sat   10 AM-3PM

130 Third Avenue North   South St Paul, MN  (across the street from South St. Paul City Hall)

651-552-7548

www.dakotahistory.org

www.dakotacountystarquilters.org

Cloud 9

Where did that giant marshmellow come from?*

West St. Paul recently held the grand opening of its new Regional Athletics Center.

The Activities for Seniors page on the website says

Winter is here.  Escape the cold and join us for your morning walk or run on our state of the art field turf.

• Open Walk/Run Monday-Friday 7:00am-9:00am Free to the Public

• Open Field Time Monday-Friday 9:00am-5:00pm $5 per person

But we have it from a reliable authority that the actual open walk times are 7AM -3PM.


Putting aside when it is open, it is a beautiful facility that should provide us one more activity venue that doesn't involve huge slabs of ice and teeny tiny temperatures.

[Walkers are safe from flying soccer balls]

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* The RAC is the second largest dome in Minnesota!

One last swim

A day or so before the snow, Thompson Lake at Thompson Park

20° in mid-November? Go outside!

The wind is a bit nippy high on the Mississippi River bluff in Lilydale Regional Park, but the view is worth it.

The Cathedral of St. Paul

The Minneapolis skyline

65° in mid-November? Go outside!

Tired of sidewalks? A field trip to the Dodge Nature Center is just the ticket. These were on the Marie Property (PDF) south of Marie.

Too bad the camera wasn't handy to capture the two bucks fighting over a skittish doe.