Lisa Steinmann is a textile artist, educator, writer, and student of fiber arts. She authors Bad Sauna/Good Stories, a blog exploring sauna as sanctuary and daily practice. She is developing a book examining how textiles have been integral to sauna throughout history — as functional, sensual and creatively considered materials. Sauna bathing and textile-making are intertwined practices rooted in the natural environment and ancestral ways of life. Lisa’s work explores and promotes the potential of textiles to be part of an environmentally sustainable future. Bad Sauna, her family’s backyard sauna in St. Paul, Minnesota, is where she can often be found wrapped snugly […]

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Big events and added flights to draw visitors, who will have no shortage of new options for dining throughout the city Minneapolis – When Suni Lee and Simone Biles come to your city to compete for a spot on the Olympic team, you’ve already got a shot at the best summer ever but add to that the celebration of an iconic film’s 40th anniversary, a plethora of new dining options (on top of the countless restaurants in this no-so-hidden gem of the cuisine scene) and amazing summertime weather, and you’ve […]

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Dan Buettner is a National Geographic Fellow, the #1 New York Times Bestselling Author of five books on longevity and happiness, and a three-time Guinness World Record holder for long-distance cycling. In 2003, Buettner founded Blue Zones, where he has studied communities with increased longevity, including Ikaria, Greece; Loma Linda, California; Sardinia, Italy; Okinawa, Japan; and Nicoya, Costa Rica. His study of longevity has been adapted into a limited Netflix series ‘Live To 100: Secrets Of The Blue Zones’. I was fortunate enough to get hold of Dan and ask […]

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New York — Ten beds and breakfast across the United States are banding together to encourage travelers to take a leap, fill their tanks, and see what it’s like to stay at a B&B in a nod toward Leap Day. Starting February 29th this group of inns will pay $40 toward a tank of gas for each two-consecutive night, midweek, reservation (Monday through Thursday) through the month of March at the participating properties. “Every four years we have that extra elusive 24-hours we all dream about,” said Brenda Pearson, owner […]

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So you have a long layover at Minneapolis-St. Paul airport? You can do what most people do – take the train over to nearby Mall of America and join the packed masses jamming through the second largest mall in North America. Or you can get off a couple of stops sooner on that same train and find yourself all alone in nature, hiking among the beautiful marshes of the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge. I’ll take option 2 anytime. Get off at the American Boulevard train station and walk about […]

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Leisure travel and tourism news from the City by Nature Minneapolis – Not content to sit back and chill after one, big, football game, Minneapolis keeps building momentum and enticing more visitors with new hotels, restaurants and major sports news in 2019. In this Meet Minneapolis leisure travel round-up, here’s more of what to look for in the coming year with our Top 9 for 2019. Minneapolis hosts the 2019 NCAA Men’s Final Four: U.S. Bank Stadium will be featured in the follow up to March Madness as the top […]

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Leisure travel and tourism news from the Bold North Minneapolis – Fall colors and football are leading the way as Minneapolis runs head-first into autumn with plenty of arts, active living and tasty spots that show off the city’s diverse offerings from its downtown core to its neighborhoods. This Meet Minneapolis leisure travel round-up offers highlights of what’s new in Minneapolis this season. Minneapolis Institute of Art and ‘Egypt’s Sunken Cities’ “Egypt’s Sunken Cities” showcases antiquities from one of the greatest finds in the history of underwater archaeology. Over 200 […]

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Minneapolis – Summer time in Minneapolis is festivals, concerts, biking, dining on patios, the X Games, riverfront fireworks and so much more. It’s also a booming time for new museums, water taxis and even axe throwing in this six-time #1 Park System in the U.S. winner. With this Meet Minneapolis leisure travel round-up, here are highlights of what’s new in Minneapolis and the surrounding area this summer: Bell Museum The Bell Museum, Minnesota’s official natural history museum, opened a new $79.2 million facility this month that features a brand-new planetarium, […]

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Alaska is absurd. Bears, moose, mammoth mountains, soaring pines, jagged peaks, water streaming past boulders, surging down valleys, crashing against sand. We started in South Dakota, attending a wedding in the Black Hills the weekend prior to departure. This was July of 2014. On Sunday, we drove to Denver, hopping an Alaska Airlines flight to Seattle, using two companion certificates. Our departure from Seattle to Anchorage was delayed. We played cards in the airport. My nephew, Alex, aged 15 then, loves card games and his words at the table seemed wise beyond his […]

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Rashid Fehmi, the CEO of Minnesota based Travel Health and Wellness LLC recently contacted me to review a traveler’s health app that he has been an integral part of creating. Once the app is downloaded and installed you choose from seven primary informational based categories – organized by the major continents and regions of the world. Theme travel is one of the categories and provides health information relating to niche type travels including Cruise Ships, Scuba Diving, Pregnant Women, Travel with Pets, and Umrah (travel around Hajj, pilgrimage to Saudi […]

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A Plunge into Big Bear Lake’s Frigid Water Benefits Special Olympics Big Bear Lake, Calif. February 3, 2016 – Today, the water temperature for Big Bear Lake is 34 degrees Fahrenheit, just two degrees from freezing. A sheet of ice covers most of the lake, making it unbearable for any human being to withstand. However, a group of courageous individuals will take a plunge into the frigid water on Saturday, March 5 to raise funds to benefit Special Olympics athletes. The 5th Annual Big Bear Lake Polar Plunge is the […]

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Travel Media Showcase is an annual industry event focusing on the USA domestic market, pairing representatives from mostly small to medium sized regions with a variety of journalists. Travel shows for the industry such as this one are a great way for journalists to make personal contact with destinations and brands – learn about some of the latest activities and attractions in each region and help coordinate future visits. This show was TMS’s 15th year and was held at the L’Auberge Casino Resort in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Visits are limited […]

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We recently had the honor and rare privilege to sit down with Peter Mondavi Sr., long time proprietor of Napa’s oldest winery, Charles Krug. Mr. Mondavi is 98 years young. We talked about history of course because when you’ve been in Napa as long as Peter Mondavi Sr. you have plenty to discuss. But we also covered the types of wines being produced today and how they differ from the wines he started out producing in the 1940’s, not to mention his foresight in regards to vineyard development and technological […]

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