Recently I had the opportunity to take my Girl Scout Troop to a local apple orchard, Honey Creek Acres. I have lived in Cedar Rapids for 8 years now, and was unaware that this great opportunity was less than 5 minutes from my home on the SW side.
Honey Creek Acres has just recently re-opened. The [...]
Entries from September 2008
September 12, 2008
Cedar Rapids Museum of Art Reopens with Flood Photography Exhibit
I had the opportunity to go to the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art this week, just a week after it’s reopening from the flood. Aptly, the museum’s first exhibit is The Year of the River: Flood Photography from The Gazette. The moments captured are breathtaking. The emotion they rekindle surprising. We are months removed from [...]
September 3, 2008
Mississippi River Museum: A fun and educational getaway for the whole family
We decided to take advantage of the long weekend and take a short trip to Dubuque. We’d visited the Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium before when my son was two, but now at age four he really seemed to appreciate the impressive sights he was seeing. Upon entering he rushed to the entrance way tank, [...]
September 2, 2008
Tanager Outlet Mall – A Shopper’s Paradise
My mom and I love to shop. And although the Corridor offers a number of malls and boutiques, nothing beats a power shopping trip to the outlet mall.
Located just 30 miles from the Corridor you’ll find the Tanager Outlet Mall. It offers more than 55 name brand stores including some of my favorites -Old Navy, [...]
