Some of you may have been there, some may not have the slightest idea what I’m talking about but we recently trekked to gorgeous Lanesboro Minnesota. This is a small town about an hour from La Crosse. It is nestled in the bluffs next to the Root river and is truly the stuff of postcards. We happen to go over to a theater there called the Commonweal that always puts on amazing productions. This time we took our daughters to see Little Shop of Horrors, which happened to be the first show that Lance and I saw at the very same theater in 1992. (I’m a tad biased and I thought that the one in 1992 was a little better than the one we saw on Labor Day weekend but that may just be the nostalgia kicking in.) But, like we always do, we took a picnic to the adorable park that has two small ponds complete with ducks to feed. It was booming with campers and people there for the same purpose as ours. We also took a little drive around the town, which claims to be the Bed & Breakfast capitol of Minnesota, to scope out the rest of the recreational opportunities. There is a place to rent kayaks and inner tubes, a bike trail (I’m sure there is somewhere to rent bikes but we didn’t see it), the river, several steep rolling hills and an adorable downtown area complete with a pastry shop and a candy shop.
I don’t really mean to sound like a tourist guidebook but, seriously, so much to do and so much pretty to see. Definitely worth the trip!
