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🍦 Ice Cream Shops Opening 🚢 Duluth Fun 🐰 70 Weekend Egg Hunts ⭐ Great Freebies & Deals!

Published 8 days ago • 3 min read

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 Family and Sensory-Friendly Minnesota Orchestra Concerts.

Have a great weekend however you spend it and see you again Monday for the next newsletter. Until then you can keep up with anything new at ThriftyMinnesota.com or on the Facebook page. Thanks for being a subscriber! I appreciate it.

Top 16 Things to Do in Duluth with Kids

Whether you're thinking about Spring Break or planning ahead for summer, there's a LOT to do in Duluth with kids!

We're lucky to have a destination like Duluth in Minnesota where we can get away for a full-on vacation or just a fun day trip with only a car ride. And great news - the first ships of the season are now making their way in after the long pause for winter.

Check out the list for things to do both indoors and out including lots of active activities. Keep in mind that some things options are based on the season and while all of them are open in the summer, a few may not be available right now.

Minnesota Seasonal Ice Cream Shops are Opening!

A sure sign of spring is when the mom and pop ice cream shops that are closed all winter start opening again for spring!

A bunch of them opened over the past two weeks with more coming every week until the last of them finally open in May. We love visiting these shops for delicious ice cream and to support local businesses.

Check out the list and let us know if your favorite is missing from the list. OR if you have a photo or more information about any of the shops we already have listed we're happy to add it and highlight them.

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Get the details for these deals and more on the Current Great Deals Page.

Coborn’s and Cash Wise stores throughout MN are having Taste of Easter events Saturday, March 28 with samples of Easter Brunch recipe ideas and deals like 99 cent eggs (limit 2), $1 showcase donuts, and 30 cents per gallon Fuel Frenzy when you spend $75. Fun kids activities will also vary by store.

Through Sunday Hy-Vee has a 3-day sale with deals including 88¢ pork chops, 49¢ avocados and macaroni, 88¢ Banquet pot pies and fruit pies and more.

Sign up to get a FREE 20oz Mountain Dew® Baja Blast each day a 420 ft. home run is hit in the MLB this season. (You get the freebie the following day.)

Today 3/27 ONLY and in Apple Valley ONLY, get a FREE Original Chicken Sandwich in the Drive-Thru 12pm-1pm!! They're trying to break thier Drive-Thru car count record while sharpening speed of service.

This Saturday at Fleet Farm everyone can decorate a FREE Easter pail! (You could stop by before heading to an Easter Egg Hunt.)

Bring your pet to a local Petco store March 28th and/or 29th from 2–4 PM for a free pet photo with the Easter Bunny!

I'm thinking this will end after Easter, but right now it's the best Sam's Club Membership deal of the season. Get a 1 year membership for $15. That's 70% off the regular $50 price! Offer valid if you haven't had a membership in the last 6 months.

We'll add more shopping deals later today, but one new one is to get the Barbie DreamCamper playset for only $40 - normally $139!! Totally worth storing this until a birthday or Christmas.

See everything else over on the deals page. If you ever spot a good freebie we need to include, please send it over. We all love those!

Just click on a photo to see where we found it!

You can also see them all here.

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