Exploring Minnesota: Lake City

For Labor Day weekend, my mom and I wanted to do something fun without driving too far way.  

One Google search later, and we were in Lake City.  It's only 45 minutes from Rochester.  Delightful.  Lake City provides so many fun activities: beaches, boating, great restaurants, hiking, beautiful views, and antique shops galore!  Here are a few personal recommendations from my time in Lake City:

The Jewel Golf Club (We got a great rate because they had recently aerated the greens.)

First Lutheran Church (A wonderful 5:30pm Saturday night service.)

Rabbit's Bakery (Best cinnamon role of my life.)

The Galley Restaurant (Excellent breakfast food.)

NOSH (Order the mushrooms!  There's also a great cocktail, margarita, and martini menu.)

3 great antique shops (they are all downtown):

Lake Pepin Pearl Button Factory

Antique Shopper

Mississippi Mercantile

Frontenac State Park

Pearl on the Lake (A lovely sunset boat ride on a real Paddle Wheeler.)

Here are a few photo highlights....

A very happy moment.  Yum!

A quick snapshot while watching a lovely sunset!

A storm rolled out and the sun rolled in.

A perfect addition to my vintage planter collection! Lil' skunky!

Frontenac State Park is wonderful!

Sometimes I like to dance in gazebos in the park!

 Nature hiking time.

 A special rock.

I highly recommend Lake City for your next Minnesota adventure!

A Sunset to Remember

Lake City, Minnesota is a beautiful place!  My mom and I visited recently, and it was fantastic.

I'm looking forward to sharing some photographs and recommendations for restaurants and activities.  That will be coming in the days ahead through a new feature called "Exploring Minnesota."

In the meantime, I thought I'd share one of the most beautiful Minnesota sunsets I have seen so far!  It was Sunday evening, and my mom was determined to find a high point near Lake City for us to enjoy the sunset.  After about 15 minutes of driving followed by a steep incline, we reached the perfect spot: Mount Frontenac Golf Course.

As we got out of the car, a golf course staff member smiled and greeted us.  Then he even invited us to find a good spot on the course and enjoy the sunset!  What an awesome, thoughtful gesture of hospitality!

I praise God for sunrises and sunsets.  What glorious daily reminders of the splendor of creation!  All those colors!  Fantastic.  The science behind a sunset is fascinating.  And the pure visual experience of it is pretty out-of-this-world.  Glorious!