Welcome to the Wednesday Newsletter on this very first day of April! Spring is definitely on its way even if we might still get snow this week. If you missed Monday's newsletter you can still see it here for more about the MN Yarn Shop Hop, drive-in movie theaters opening for the season, our newly published Wisconsin CityWide Rummage Sale List and more. Besides the new Wisconsin list, the first few days of this week has brought a bunch of new additions to the Minnesota City Wide Garage Sale...
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Happy Monday! I hope you had a great weekend. Yesterday sure was a beautiful day. We spent it outside doing chores, but the nice weather made it enjoyable, especially since we were up at my childhood home and the birds were super talkative: trumpeter swans, sandhill cranes, woodpeckers, owl, eagles and more! If you missed Friday's newsletter you can still see it HERE with Minnesota seasonal ice cream shops opening for the season, fun things to do in Duluth and more. This Friday is the Twins...
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Hello and thanks for being here! It has been a LONG time since we sent out an email newsletter so if you've joined in 2026 this is your first one! To everyone else, welcome back! It's officially spring and it's feeling like it in most parts of the country. Even here in Minnesota where we had a blizzard less than two weeks ago we've hit 70Β° twice since then! So, today's newsletter has a definite spring theme to it. Enjoy your weekend, thanks again for reading and talk to you next week!...
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Happy Friday! Here we are at the last weekend in March. I'm ready to say Hello to April! Saturday and Sunday should be nicer days than today and be good for the last dozen of the Maple Syrup events around the state. And then for LOTS of options with the kids there are over 80 Easter Egg Hunts on our list this weekend! If you missed our Wednesday email, you might want to check it out HERE for more on the Phipps Center for the Arts free Community Day tomorrow, Franconia Sculpture Park and...
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Welcome to the Wednesday Newsletter on this cloudy morning. At least it's going to be a warm day! It seems like there is a lot of preparation for spring going on because I've gotten multiple updates from cities and civic groups for our Minnesota City Wide Garage Sale List. Thanks to all who have sent them over and if you have the details for any that's still missing please send it over! If you missed Monday's newsletter you can still see it here for more about joining in the MOA Ladybug...
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Welcome to the Monday newsletter. I hope you had a great weekend. That 70 degree weather was amazing on Saturday. I'm looking forward to some more of those in our not-so-distant future. If you missed Friday's newsletter you can still see it HERE with Bachman's Flower Show: Cirque de Fleurs, Free Custom Crayon Box from Crayola Experience and more. As a reminder, the Minnesota City Wide Garage Sale list is getting closer to its kickoff and we keep adding more dates. We'll talk again Wednesday...
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Happy Friday! My smile for the morning is that our pair of mallard ducks is back! I was startled by motion outside my second floor office window and saw them flying up to land on our porch roof and then make their way into our big silver maple tree out front. Last year we ended up with a nest there and I'm hoping they decide to try again. Last Friday I started this paragraph saying "We're in for a wintery weekend...." and we sure were with that blizzard, but this weekend we're looking at a...
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Best Thrifty Deals Today's new deals and freebies! Hi there! It has been way too long since I sent you a newsletter! If you're a new subscriber, this might be your very first one. Besides the deals listed below, you can always see a lot more on the Current Great Deals Page! (Note: when you get way down on the bottom of the page, some deals may be a little out of date. It's all getting an overhaul tomorrow!) If you ever run across a great deal you think I should share, please email it to me!...
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Welcome to the Wednesday Newsletter. I'm sitting here looking out at the snow banks and wondering if the close-to-70-degree weather this weekend will melt it all. If you missed Monday's newsletter you can still see it here for more about the Works Museum and the free admission Museum of American Art. It's been a month filled with lists here from the big City Wide Garage Sale List to the Easter Egg Hunt List, Maple Syrup Events list and now the latest new list below. If there's anything that...
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