Plymouth Fire and Ice Festival

Here is the schedule for the 2015 Fire and Ice Fest!

Be sure to be there its an awesome event that is totally free and tons of fun! Its good for adults and kids. Its certainly a fun thing to do in plymouth in winter. I have great memories of hanging out at the festival riding the dog sled, doing the recycle bin races. Its all good! the Cheese Curds are not to be missed. Here are a few pictures from years gone by.

Don't Miss the ATV Train

Mushing with real sled dog teams!

Goldy and the other Minnesota sports mascots show up!

Recycling bin races are awesome, but last year I lost to some guy wearing metal cleats!

The little tykes hockey games are so fun

Cool Ice sculptures.

Go Check out the ice

 I think that frozen lakes are some of the most interesting works of art. They have this really cool 3D effect where there are patterns on the top of the ice the bottom of the ice and all the way through the ice. The things frozen in the ice range from fish to baseballs to hockey pucks. The cracks going through them are awesome and on a sunny day you can see right down to the bottom of the lake sometimes.

Here are a few pictures of some ice that I found to be interesting. Enjoy:

Live Music: Kurt Metzger's The Warmest Christmas

Kurt Metzger (on the right) puts on a great Christmas Piano Concert every year.

I want to put in a plug for a great Christmas concert: Kurt Metzger's The Warmest Christmas.  Kurt puts on an amazing Christmas piano concert every year, past locations have been the St. Paul Landmark Center, and Theo Wirth Chalet, this year he is taking his talents to the LDS Church on Douglas Drive in Crystal and admission is free. The concert consists of traditional Christmas Carols, mixed in with his own original songs, and even fun singalongs with the whole crowd.

-Kurt Metzger’s The Warmest Christmas concert, featuring Kurt and other great musicians, will be held December 21 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Crystal. 
Tickets are Free, but RSVP required at kurtmetzgermusic.com or warmestchristmas.com

Plymouth Magazine Recently ran this article about Kurt: http://plymouthmag.com/kurt-metzger%E2%80%99s-seventh-warmest-christmas-concert

Don't Forget to get out there and enjoy those Fall Colors!

Beautiful Fall Scene in Plymouth, MN

Take some time and enjoy those fall colors while there in peak season! a few great places in Plymouth to take them in:
French Park
Fish Lake Park
3 Ponds Park
Medicine Lake
Parkers Lake
Pretty much anywhere there are trees!

Road Trip destinations: The All Iowa Lawn Tennis Club

Professional grade tennis in a cornfield: The All-Iowa Lawn Tennis Club

 I recently heard about this place in a New York Times article that was an exact replica of Wimbledon's Centre Court. Then I learned it was free to play on. Then I learned it was only 3 hours drive away in Iowa. Then I knew I had to go there.

The place is amazing its a true field of dreams. The owner, Mark Kuhn keeps it maintained himself and offers it as his gift to the world. He grew up farming the area and dreamed of turning it into a grass tennis court. So, when he was all grown up he decided to make the dream a reality. And he couldn't be a nicer guy.

The detail is amazing, from the custom fence, to the neatly trimmed grass, the painted lines down to the green and purple color scheme.  The chance to play on a grass court is what lured me in. This is an opportunity that not everyone gets in their lifetime.  I must say that after playing on the court I loved it and wish I could play on grass always.

Tennis at the pristine grounds of the All Iowa Lawn Tennis Club

The experience I had was very surreal, the chance to play tennis on a professional grade lawn tennis court in the middle of a cornfield, very fun.  I highly recommend checking it out just be sure to email ahead to make a free reservation.

Email: visit@alliowalawntennisclub.com
Site: www.alliowalawntennisclub.com

Fish Lake

more and better photos coming soon.

I recently had the chance to wakeboard on Fish Lake.  It was an early morning session and it was surprisingly very nice. Its not a huge lake but due to its unique shape (long and skinny) the lake stays very calm and did not get choppy even after a few hours of riding.

There is a great regional park at fish lake with all the amenities, a great beach, paddleboard rental, a boat launch, walking paths, a fishing pier. Its a great place to go and have fun as a family.

14900 Bass Lake Road
Maple Grove, MN 55311

St. Paul Temple Coloring Page

St. Paul Temple Picture, coloring page for kids

Here is a coloring page for kids if they are interested. Its a picture of a beautiful house of worship over in St. Paul.