This summer, the fraternal side of my family met up in Red Wing, Minnesota for a long-overdue week-long reunion. It had been YEARS since I’d seen my young cousins, the youngest of whom is four (sweet and sassy Georgia, in the picture below) – meaning I haven’t seen her since before she could walk or talk. Craaazy.
Steven and I stayed in a hotel right off the Mall of America and explored Minneapolis before venturing to Red Wing, the beautiful town right on the Mississippi River where I visited frequently while growing up and where my grandmother has lived for almost all of my life. We went swimming, jet skiing, boat riding, hiking, and to eat pizza on the farm. I loved that everyone got the chance to meet Steven finally, and that I could show my California boy the beauty of the Midwest for his first time.
Enjoy these pictures of Red Wing and consider venturing outside the big cities of the Midwest next time you are there — this is one of those hidden treasures you won’t want to pass up!
