🌱 Visit the Jolly Green Giant 🛳️ Lake Minnetonka Cruise Under $25 🎻 Free MN Sinfonia Concerts ⭐ Freebies & Deals


Happy Monday! I think that weekend went a bit too fast and I'm not sure if I'm ready for a new week yet! I can barely even remember what we did this weekend, but I know that I made a rhubarb crisp and I'm eating a piece as soon as I get this sent out!

If you missed Friday's newsletter you can still see it here. While some of the events are now passed, you can till learn about and enter to win free passes to Play Outside the Ordinary at Museum of Illusions at the Mall of America. Some of the items in the deals section are still happening too.

While we already have quite a bit on our plates with things we've planned to share with you this summer, I always like to know what YOU are looking for more of. Is there something you would like to know about? Is there something really cool in your corner of Minnesota that we should let others know about? My email inbox is is always open for your ideas and suggestions!

We'll talk again Wednesday and in the meantime you can stay up-to-date on our Facebook Page and on the website. Thank you for reading! I appreciate you subscribing to the emails AND reading them!

p.s. This is the rhubarb crisp recipe I use! 😋


Visit the Jolly Green Giant

For a unique day trip in Southern Minnesota, visit the Jolly Green Giant Statue and Museum in Blue Earth!

The statue itself is iconic - standing 55.5 feet tall and weighing 8,000 pounds! Plus, right next to the statue, you can head inside the museum to explore the largest collection of Jolly Green Giant memorabilia in the world. It also has Minnesota tourist information, a fun corn play table for the kids, a gift shop, and clean restrooms are a bonus.

You can also pick up a Little Sprouts Scavenger Hunt map at the museum. If you find all 24 Little Sprout statues hidden around the town of Blue Earth, you can return to the museum to collect a special prize!


Minnesota Sinfonia Free Outdoor Concert Series

The Minnesota Sinfonia is continuing its wonderful tradition of community music this week with a series of six free summer performances across the Twin Cities. Running through Sunday, June 28th, these completely free concerts welcome all ages, and your kids are more than welcome to attend.

This summer’s series features a special collaboration with Violins of Hope - a collection of string instruments that were owned by Jewish musicians, many of whom perished in the Holocaust. You can listen to the Minnesota Sinfonia musicians perform beautiful, Jewish-themed music with Sinfonia musicians performing on some of the violins in this historical collection.

The performances kick off tonight, June 22nd, with a String Quartet Recital in St. Paul, followed by full Orchestra Concerts in Minneapolis, Wayzata, and Arden Hills throughout the week. Check out the full schedule of times and locations.


Lake Minnetonka Cruises Under $25 Per Person

It's awesome to spend a summer afternoon or evening out on a boat and this is a great option from Paradise Charter Cruises!

On Lake Minnetonka they offer both 90-Minute sightseeing cruises with a narrated tour and 2-Hour dining cruises - either the Margarita Fiesta or the Cheeseburger in Paradise cruise.

Right now there are great deals on these cruises with prices starting as low as $21.60 per person for the sightseeing cruise and $37.60 for the dining cruise!


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

Choose a FREE Starbucks Tall Coffee, Cold Brew or Bullseye Cookie at Starbucks Cafe in Target stores TOMORROW June 23rd if you're a Target Circle member. It looks like pretty much all Minnesota Target stores are included

Tomorrow 6/23 at the BLOOMINGTON Chick-fil-A only, visit the drive thru (not valid inside) and receive 1 free Chick-fil-A original sandwich, with purchase. No customizations.

Dunn Brothers Coffee has a new rewards app and if you download it you'll get a FREE drink when you join after you make your first purchase. You'll also get a free prepared beverage on your birthday.

This week is My Burger rewards week and they'll have a special deal for Loyalty Members each day. They had some great ones last year and they say this is their "Biggest Ever" rewards week. The deals aren't out yet, but I'm sure they'll send it later this morning. If you're not a member yete, you get $5 OFF just for joining My Burger Loyalty.

Prime Members can get a $5 Little Caesars Large Pizza. You can use this deal up to 5 times, but only once per day, through 6/26.

Today 6/22 at Hy-Vee earn $.20 off per gallon of gas Fuel Saver with your Hy-Vee Perks card when you spend $40 or more on groceries.

Save $.12 per gallon at local Minnoco stations today for Minnoco Monday. You need to be a member of their rewards program, which is free to join.

For the latest pet freebie, get a FREE (up to $3.75) box of Beneful® Wet Dog Food.

For shopping deals, today 6/22 is the LAST DAY to save 65% on AncestryDNA®.

Through Thursday, get 50% off EVERYTHING from Old Navy - valid only if you shop online.

There are BIG LEGO deals right now at prices up to 65% off at Walmart, Amazon and Target. It looks like they may be for TODAY ONLY!

Each day today through Thursday, Aldi is giving away FREE Blind Boxes at noon ET containing a mix of ALDI staples and popular picks. These will FLY, so if you want a chance to get one you'll have to try exactly at 11am CT and it will still be tough.

See all the other freebies, deals and offers to check out on the Deals Page! PLUS get the details/links for those I mention here. I'm headed out until late afternoon, but we'll likely add more late today.


Click on any photo to see where we found it!

(You can also see them all HERE.)


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