Midwestweekends.com Website Review

midwestweekends.com — your travel guide to the upper midwest. if you know what to wear, dealing with cold weather is a breeze.. enjoy the chilly season with snow sculptures, ice castles, sleigh rides and lots of hot chocolate.. here are 20 places where a fun weekend away is easy on the wallet.. they're in the woods, with views, vintage charm and modern luxuries (but maybe not all together).. near winter gathering spots, towns capitalize on the birds' popularity by throwing festivals.. need speed? here's where to ski or snowboard in the upper midwest.. at non-profit lodges, you can go to the dogs, or wolves, at bargain prices.. with their multiple lanes, conveyor lifts and snow-making, these aren't your grandma's hills. through february, more than 2,000 trumpeter swans gather at a warm spot on the mississippi river, just an hour west of the twin cities. are ice-climbing and winter camping clinics, a chili cook-off, door prizes and use of demo gear in sandstone ice park. jan. 46. nature programs at iowa's clinton community college and free bus service to lock & dam 13 in fulton, ill. jan. 5. with horse-drawn sleigh rides, an ice slide, snow golf and ice fishing. jan. 5. and ending at the trail center lodge on the central gunflint trail. jan. 56. nothing is more magical than a forest full of flickering lights. i got hooked when i skied in minnesota's mille lacs kathio state park. a fat blue moon hung in the sky, sparkling hoarfrost made twigs as nubby as reindeer antlers and more than 400 glowing bags gave the. here's a guide to the lodgings, campsites and permits you should nail down now for travel in 2019. many festivals are so big and so fun that everyone wants to go. if you do, too,  you'll have to act fast to stay ahead of the crowds.  and sometimes, you also need to know when not to visit a certain area, so you can avoid sold-out hotels or sky-high rates. you've seen this region's icicle-dra*ed sea caves, volcanic great lakes waves and dancing northern lights on social media. now get out