For my last blogging adventure, I chose to go to one of my favorite places. Northfield, MN is located about 30 minutes south of where I live and about an hour south of the Twin Cities. If you ever visit Minnesota this city needs to be on your to-do list. It is a very small city but it is well-known for their Malt-O-Meal plant and St. Olaf college.

Here I am in the town square. They had many tables, like the one behind me, with painted game boards. What a fun idea! Just come to town square on a nice day and play some checkers with a friend.

Here is a different angle of town square.The building in the middle of the picture is the post office. How cute is that! I am used to post offices being located in industrial like buildings, not old historical buildings.

This is the main street of downtown Northfield. I love small towns because of all the cute one of a kind stores and restaurants. A fun fact about Minnesota is we have cabin towns. Specifically up north by a lake, it is common to find mini towns because a lot of people own cabins on the lake and are only there in the summer. If you have learned anything from my blogs it should be to visit Minnesota in the summer. That is the time you will be able to do the most activities and have the best weather (Fall is a good second option).

Here is the river that runs through downtown. When the weather is nice, the bridge over the river is packed. Today however, was very windy and I am pretty sure I was the only one there.

This is why I come to Northfield- for Stir! Stir is a very cute little sweet shop. They sell homemade caramel and cheddar popcorn, so many different types of cookies, and seasonal treats like pies and cupcakes. My family comes here probably every six weeks to get more popcorn and cookies because why but cookies from Target when you can support a small business.

Today, I got some gelato from Stir. It was so good!

One of my favorite parts of Northfield that I wasn’t able to capture in my blog is Red Barn Pizza. This is one of my friends and I’s favorite summer spots. It is about ten minutes outside of downtown Northfield, it is a red barn that makes homemade wood fire pizzas. You can bring blankets and picnic out on the farm, pet the animals, and enjoy some great pizza. Sometimes they even have live music!

Thank you for reading my last Minnesota blog! It has been so much fun writing these and taking small trips to my favorite Minnesota places. Of course there is so much more I wish I could have shared with you guys, but here is a good start to a glimpse of Minnesota. I hope my blogs have inspired you to take a trip to Minnesota!