Local Instagram foodie @pastrysnobmsp takes us to her favorite sweet spots around Lake Minnetonka. Read more about Follow Foodie Instagram @pastrysnobmsp for the Twin Cities' Best Desserts
Adele’s Frozen Custard in Excelsior has brought out smiles—and hilariously happy reactions—from its guests for 35 years. Read more about Why Excelsior Loves Adele's Frozen Custard
Build an at-home version of Copper Cow’s signature Scandinavian Grandma boozy shake. Read more about How to Make a Boozy Shake at Home, Courtesy of Copper Cow
“I wouldn’t live in Minnesota,” wrote 19th-century celebrity newspaper editor Horace Greeley while visiting our state, “because you can’t grow apples here.” And, until 1861, that was a true statement. Minnesota was too cold for the varieties of apple being grown at the time. When he heard Greeley had disparaged Minnesota, Peter Gideon—a farmer who lived near Excelsior—set to work and developed a cold-tolerant apple he named Wealthy. Read more about As Minnesotan as Apple Pie: Excelsior’s Apple Day Baking Contest
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