Community + Connection

"Minnesota Nice" First of all, do not let me mislead you into a blur of anger after reading the title of this page. I love Minnesota. I love our perfectly temped summers and the hope that beams over the city...

It's hard to believe, but we're a few short weeks away from the full bloom of spring. Kids will be chomping at the bit to see the start of summer vacation... and you'll be staring down a lot of...

Through Her Eyes: The Teenage Perspective is a short series highlighting the written works of two young students from Marshall School. During Marshall’s iTerm series, eight writers took a class with teacher (and Duluth Moms Blog contributor) Heather Call...

Through Her Eyes: The Teenage Perspective is a short series highlighting the written works of two young students from Marshall School. During Marshall’s iTerm series, eight writers took a class with teacher (and Duluth Moms Blog contributor) Heather Call...

All right. Are you sitting down while you read this post? Because I don’t want to inadvertently make your blood pressure spike or cause you to break out in a cold sweat. Both of those things used to happen...

With six children between two families, Sarah and Stephanie have been through the planning process for their fair share of kids birthday parties. They've hosted parties in their homes and at various kid-friendly locations, but they both agree: there...

Moms Who Make Duluth is a monthly series featuring interviews with industrious, local women who are shaping the face of Duluth's professional sphere while simultaneously raising their families. Duluth Moms Blog and Krenzen are delighted to highlight the positive impact...

I’m going to be honest with you. I spend the majority of my days in a haze of just barely getting by. It’s mid-winter, so at least one of my girls is sick with a cold. Or a flu....

Like a golden-maned unicorn, a weekend free from obligations feels like a mythical thing; you always hold out hope that it exists, but you're not quite sure what you'll do once you stumble upon one. We say fill it...

For ten long, irritating years, my husband begged me to move to the Duluth area.  Before last summer when I had finally given in (at which point, it was my idea – not his – so it was okay),...