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Canoearoo

10/23/2012 10:26AM

Who would be intersted in having playdate? Canoeing families are hard to find so I think it could be a great time. Any takers? Our kids are 8,7 and 4

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paddlefamily

11/04/2012 10:42AM

quote Canoearoo: "Who would be intersted in having playdate? Canoeing families are hard to find so I think it could be a great time. Any takers? Our kids are 8,7 and 4"

We'd be! We have three kids-13, 11, 7.

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luft

11/04/2012 10:51PM

I have a freakish schedule for the next month as it is the last month of my nursing program but would love to be considered. I don't know if I can get the 15 yr old son to come but I could bring a 12 (almost 13) yr old son and a 10 (almost 11) yr old son.

Are we thinking to meet at a house, a park for a hike, a playground?

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Canoearoo

11/05/2012 04:09PM

Ya we are busy till January at least. And it might take a while for people to see this post :)

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Canoearoo

04/23/2013 01:09PM

any interest in a play date wing night still?

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luft

04/23/2013 07:12PM

I am definitely still interested. What are you envisioning? Paddling? A hiking/picnic at a centrally located park?

I am wide open right now as I am still job hunting. Of course that may change, and I sure hope it does soon :-)

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PaddlinMadeline

12/03/2013 09:17PM

Did this ever happen?

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HighnDry

12/03/2013 09:25PM

quote PaddlinMadeline: "Did this ever happen? "

We might be interested. Kids are 9 and 11 (boy and girl). We did QJ, EP16 and 30 last year. Great time. Would love to meet other canoeing families! December would be nearly impossible to do but January starts to open up again....

"It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed.”

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Canoearoo

12/04/2013 08:45AM

No it didn't

In the summer i was thinking park/playground and paddle. Now that it is winter we have a sledding hill, ice skating pond and snow shoeing at my house unless we wanted to meet at a state park or something

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luft

12/04/2013 10:18AM

quote Canoearoo: "No it didn't

In the summer i was thinking park/playground and paddle. Now that it is winter we have a sledding hill, ice skating pond and snow shoeing at my house unless we wanted to meet at a state park or something "

January would be a possibility for me depending on the weekend. I work every other weekend. I would have 2 of my 3 boys, 11 and 13 years old, to add to the mix. The 16 year old is likely to decline a play date :-)

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HighnDry

12/04/2013 01:03PM

quote Canoearoo: "No it didn't

In the summer i was thinking park/playground and paddle. Now that it is winter we have a sledding hill, ice skating pond and snow shoeing at my house unless we wanted to meet at a state park or something "

Sounds great. Are you all located near or in the Twin Cities (MN)? We can drive as well --- particularly if there is a state park with camper cabins to rent...but I assume that we are talking about only an afternoon of snow-fun! That works too :)

"It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed.”

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HighnDry

12/04/2013 01:03PM

quote Canoearoo: "No it didn't

In the summer i was thinking park/playground and paddle. Now that it is winter we have a sledding hill, ice skating pond and snow shoeing at my house unless we wanted to meet at a state park or something "

"It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed.”

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Canoearoo

12/04/2013 03:14PM

we are north by Princeton Mn. My kids are now 9, 8 and 5. Sand-dune state forest is near by but I don't think there is any camper cabins.

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PaddlinMadeline

12/04/2013 03:35PM

A sledding day sounds fun! We are in south Minneapolis. I think January works good for us. We are having our 2nd in early Feb. My wife might not be able to make but me and our daughter can.

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HighnDry

12/04/2013 06:57PM

quote PaddlinMadeline: "A sledding day sounds fun! We are in south Minneapolis. I think January works good for us. We are having our 2nd in early Feb. My wife might not be able to make but me and our daughter can. "

Well I'd say that since we are located in south Minneapolis as well that we could definitely get together in January. Also would love to do something just a bit north of the cities near Princeton -- Canoearoo, let us know if anything is going on in terms of winter events in Sand Dune or up in your area....maybe we can do a second one up there...happy to do a 'winter outing/picnic' if there is a nature center at the park where we can base ourselves (and warm up :)...let's all keep in touch and if any other families want to join that would be great!

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Canoearoo

12/04/2013 07:50PM

OH I know! Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge will be having winterfest end the end of Jan or early Feb. This is a very fun event.. We can all plan on going to that. It is on a Saturday. They have slay rides, marshmallows, snowshoeing, Quincy building, birds, and so much more. I'll let you know when I learn more

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Canoearoo

12/04/2013 08:08PM

I guess winterfest has been cancelled due to lack of funds :( But they said they are planing something else. I'll let you know when I know more

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Canoearoo

12/10/2013 03:07PM

So for now I'm thinking my place either in January or Feb. I'm not sure about the ice skating; it depends on if we can get the pond plowed off by then

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luft

12/11/2013 01:07AM

Sounds like fun! I will keep an eye out for more info in the coming weeks.

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paddlefamily

12/13/2013 06:20PM

I'm interested. We have some things on the calendar for Jan/Feb, but might be able to squeeze it in. We have a 14 y/o boy, 12 y/o girl and a 8 y/o girl.

We live east of the cities and are fairly flexible on where to meet.

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HighnDry

12/14/2013 04:46PM

quote paddlefamily: "I'm interested. We have some things on the calendar for Jan/Feb, but might be able to squeeze it in. We have a 14 y/o boy, 12 y/o girl and a 8 y/o girl.

We live east of the cities and are fairly flexible on where to meet. "

We are too! Count us in.

"It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed.”

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Canoearoo

12/14/2013 09:03PM

What does everyone want to do? We have only enough snow shoes for our family, do you all have snow shoes? Did you want to go some where or just go to our house? I'm sure everyone has sleds. Thoughts?

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luft

12/15/2013 10:39AM

We have sleds but no snowshoes so sliding would be an option for us..

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HighnDry

12/16/2013 09:43AM

quote luft: "We have sleds but no snowshoes so sliding would be an option for us.."

My wife and I have skis & snowshoes and we generally rent for our kids (because their feet are growing by leaps and bounds!)....sleds are plentiful & so are snowboards in our house :)....anything really works! Suggest maybe a sledding area with potential skiing or snowshoeing and somewhere nearby to warm up? What does everyone think?

"It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed.”

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Canoearoo

12/28/2013 10:39AM

ok how about Saturday Feb 1st or Saturday Feb 8th?

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luft

12/30/2013 12:18PM

quote HighnDry: "
quote luft: "We have sleds but no snowshoes so sliding would be an option for us.."

My wife and I have skis & snowshoes and we generally rent for our kids (because their feet are growing by leaps and bounds!)....sleds are plentiful & so are snowboards in our house :)....anything really works! Suggest maybe a sledding area with potential skiing or snowshoeing and somewhere nearby to warm up? What does everyone think?"

We could happily rent snow shoes or cross country skis if that is the activity of choice for the day.

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HighnDry

12/30/2013 03:19PM

quote Canoearoo: "ok how about Saturday Feb 1st or Saturday Feb 8th?"

Those dates might work for us. I'll check with my wife who is on top of the kids' basketball schedules for the winter (Saturday AM games). An afternoon get-together might just work for us. I'll post here to confirm (we're on vacation out east for the holidays at the moment). Thanks for the suggestion!

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Canoearoo

01/01/2014 11:47AM

As of right now I'm thinking we can do a snow-shoeing, ice skating, sledding, or even CC skiing, marshmallow roasting pot luck (think snacks)at my house unless something else comes up

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DeanL

01/01/2014 09:22PM

I saw the post in the general discussion and our family would be interested as well. I'm a substitute mail carrier and work most Saturdays but we would love to make the afternoon/evening activities if it works. We have a 7, 5, and 2 year old, all of which like to be outside more than in.

"Leave it as it is.....The ages have been at work on it and man can only mar it." Theodore Roosevelt

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Canoearoo

01/02/2014 10:19AM

you are more than welcome :) I'm thinking 1 o'clock on one of those 2 dates listed

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Canoearoo

01/06/2014 06:34PM

any dates work for anyone?

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HighnDry

01/06/2014 07:53PM

quote Canoearoo: "any dates work for anyone?"

Hey Canoearoo,
Out of those two dates I think that the 1st works best for us. My son's b-ball game is at 11:30 that Sat so we could make a later-afternoon rendezvous.

Looking forward to it whatever works out for everyone!
HighnDry

"It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed.”

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PaddlinMadeline

01/06/2014 08:40PM

Our 2nd is due early Feb. Not gonna be able to make it. Sounds really fun. I do have 2 pairs of snowshoes someone is welcome to use. I live in south Minneapolis and I work in the northern suburbs a lot.

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DeanL

01/06/2014 08:56PM

The 1st I'll be ice fishing at Devils Lake and the 8th we have a family trip planned by Nisswa. However, now that I know we're not the only ones that like to get our kids in the outdoors I will watch this forum closely.

"Leave it as it is.....The ages have been at work on it and man can only mar it." Theodore Roosevelt

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HighnDry

01/07/2014 07:50AM

quote PaddlinMadeline: "Our 2nd is due early Feb. Not gonna be able to make it. Sounds really fun. I do have 2 pairs of snowshoes someone is welcome to use. I live in south Minneapolis and I work in the northern suburbs a lot. "

Hey that's exciting! Hopefully it will be much warmer by then and look forward to getting together with you folks once the sleepness wears off :)

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HighnDry

01/07/2014 07:51AM

quote DeanL: "The 1st I'll be ice fishing at Devils Lake and the 8th we have a family trip planned by Nisswa. However, now that I know we're not the only ones that like to get our kids in the outdoors I will watch this forum closely."

I would offer the weekend of the 15th but that's the Valentine's day weekend :). We could look at the 23rd as a possible alternative date just to give folks another option --- although I'll stay with the that 1st w/e in Feb for now so that this planning does not become overly complicated!

"It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed.”

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Canoearoo

01/07/2014 10:23AM

My work schedule only makes the first 2 Saturdays of the month available.

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HighnDry

01/07/2014 10:29AM

quote Canoearoo: "My work schedule only makes the first 2 Saturdays of the month available."

Sounds good. We can work with that!

"It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed.”

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Canoearoo

01/11/2014 11:08AM

So the first Saturday in February at 1:00 works for most?

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HighnDry

01/11/2014 03:54PM

quote Canoearoo: "So the first Saturday in February at 1:00 works for most?"

We can do that weekend but probably can't make it until 2 or 2:30 (my son has his b-ball game at 11:30 and will probably last an hour, no longer). We'll head out shortly after that. Where does everyone want to meet up?

Looking forward to it!

"It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed.”

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Canoearoo

01/13/2014 08:36AM

Well , we were thinking if we can't think of anywhere else we can use our house. We have sledding iceskating snowshoeing and marshemellow roasting. Snacky type of potluck

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Canoearoo

01/14/2014 05:39PM

After this latest snow storm I'm not sure we will get the pond back into ice skating. There is a thick crust of snow that the plow can't get off. Does everyone still want to come here or do you all want to meet else where?

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luft

01/14/2014 11:56PM

I am happy to meet up at your house for a snack potluck and sledding.

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Canoearoo

01/15/2014 11:12AM

ok so my house it is :) I think you can click on my email tab by my name to email me to get directions. My kids are SO excited!!!

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HighnDry

01/15/2014 01:31PM

quote Canoearoo: "ok so my house it is :) I think you can click on my email tab by my name to email me to get directions. My kids are SO excited!!!"

We can do that too if it works best for you Canoearoo. Not a problem. We have plenty of other outdoor winter toys to play with and we are looking forward to it! We'll bring snacks also to contribute to the "potluck". Should be great fun for all!

"It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed.”

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Canoearoo

01/15/2014 04:29PM

We have some really nice snow shoeing trails on our land that goes down to the river. My kids love to snowshoe down there and have a campfire in the woods and roast marshmallows. We could even build some Quincy if we wanted to. Or if some want to go further, there is a 274-acre wildlife management area down the road that goes out to a shallow lake. There is a lot of snowing shoeing out there.

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HighnDry

01/15/2014 08:05PM

quote Canoearoo: "We have some really nice snow shoeing trails on our land that goes down to the river. My kids love to snowshoe down there and have a campfire in the woods and roast marshmallows. We could even build some Quincy if we wanted to. Or if some want to go further, there is a 274-acre wildlife management area down the road that goes out to a shallow lake. There is a lot of snowing shoeing out there."

All sounds good :) Sent you an email. We are looking forward to it!

"It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed.”

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Canoearoo

01/19/2014 08:39PM

our neighbor plowed our ice rink again and while we were skating today a muskrat came out to say hi :) The rink isn't very good, it is slow now, I'll post the week before if he plows it off again :)

So the Saturday in February at 1:00 at our house. Email me for directions :)

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Canoearoo

01/22/2014 09:24AM

so far I have only gotten one email from someone. If I missed your email, let me know

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HighnDry

01/22/2014 09:59AM

quote Canoearoo: "so far I have only gotten one email from someone. If I missed your email, let me know"

We're definitely coming! We probably won't make it until between 2-2:30 due to my son's b-ball...but we'll be there! Looking forward to it.

"It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed.”

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Canoearoo

01/25/2014 03:12PM

We snowshoed out to the river yesterday and had a campfire by the kids fort. They can't wait to show it all to you :)

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PaddlinMadeline

01/25/2014 10:38PM

Sounds really fun! Just wanted to put out a reminder that we have 2 pairs of snowshoes that are available to borrow. There nothing special but they work well. Send me an email.

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Canoearoo

01/27/2014 10:26AM

it's going to be a high of 15 that day! Perfect day to be outside :)

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luft

01/28/2014 11:10PM

quote Canoearoo: "it's going to be a high of 15 that day! Perfect day to be outside :)"

Just sent an email. 12yr old son and I are coming. Sounds like perfect weather!

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Canoearoo

01/28/2014 11:28PM

I got it,can't wait to see everyone :)

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Canoearoo

01/31/2014 05:46PM

tomorrow is the day!!! I hear there may be a wind, so make sure to bring balaclavas or scarfs if you need them :)

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HighnDry

01/31/2014 07:51PM

quote Canoearoo: "tomorrow is the day!!! I hear there may be a wind, so make sure to bring balaclavas or scarfs if you need them :)"

We'll be there! Temps forecasted to reach 18 or 19F! It will be a heat wave...almost :) We'll dress warmly anyway. We are planning on sandwiches, fruit, chips and snacks (probably still have some "summer" marshmallows somewhere too :). Will that work?

"It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed.”

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Canoearoo

02/01/2014 06:41PM

That was SO fun! Thank you for coming :)

HighnDry here is that info about gardening:

this is Lasagna Gardening

and here is how to 'back to Eden garden'- this link goes to the documentary

back to Eden layers

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Twins87

02/01/2014 10:34PM

Pics anyone? Sounds like it was fun.

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Canoearoo

02/01/2014 10:49PM

I don't think anyone took pics. The kids really played well together :) The adults did too

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HighnDry

02/02/2014 07:31AM

quote Canoearoo: "That was SO fun! Thank you for coming :)

HighnDry here is that info about gardening:

this is Lasagna Gardening

and here is how to 'back to Eden garden'- this link goes to the documentary

back to Eden layers "

Thanks so much Canoearoo! We'll check it --- I'm already thinking "gardening" and getting some plants going indoors :) Thanks again for hosting us. We had a great time. Everyone happily crawled into bed early, completely exhausted from the day outside (in beautiful country!). Thanks again.

"It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed.”

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