Originally Posted by tcnmom
Welcome from Tucson, Az. but will be moving to Central Mn. as soon as my house sells.
What's with people moving from the warm climes to the god-forsaken tundra of Minnesota??????? Just goes to prove - you gotta have some good icy freezy, bone-chilling, eyebrow frosted, toe tingling, Sorel boots, down jackets, ear warmers, wool socks and hot cocoa (with mini-marshmallows), not to mention muscles for shoveling snow, chopping ice, raking the snow off the roof weather to appreciate the summer, which lasts about ------------------that long! Only kidding. Minnesota is a wonderful state - it's full of Germans and Swedes. There is really a lot of stuff going on here. The State Fair is right in the center of St. Paul, we have the Winter Carnival, Minneapolis has one for the summer (where they have boat races with the boats made out of gallon milk cartons - and to be honest I don't know if they still do that), we have the science museum, the Taste of Minnesota, casinos, horse racing, art museums, MOA (been there once - that was enough). You will enjoy our State - it is beautiful in the Autumn - some areas are absolutely breathtaking - the trip from St. Paul up to Duluth and farther up to Gooseberry Falls, the Boundary Waters, Ely, Minn. and we are not far away from Wisconsin, about 1/2 hour! And the people are wonderful - helpful, kind, fun - oh there are the nasties, but every place has that, enjoy your new life in Minnesota - it is fun to know the cities in Minnesota that quilting board members are from - so be sure and let us know. Happy packing, safe trip up here and enjoy. Edie