On a particularly slippery evening this past winter, I lost my footing and fell. “It’s OK. I didn’t hit my head,” I told my partner as I felt around...
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Welcome to the June/July 2026 Issue
Around late March, my partner gets a particular gleam in his eye. Sailing season is fast approaching. (And by fast approaching, I mean the boat goes...
Welcome to the April/May 2026 Issue
My brother and I are veteran road trippers. From elementary school on, we were routinely packed into our family’s minivan and motored off to...
Welcome to the February/March 2026 Issue
It was around 6 p.m. when the storm clouds rolled in. My brother’s wedding rehearsal was cut short as the first fat drops of rain began to fall, and...
Welcome to the December 2025/January 2026 Issue
It’s easy for me to get caught up in the doldrums of winter. The light is fleeting, and the snow precludes me from many of my favorite outdoor...
Welcome to the October/November 2025 Issue
When I walk around my neighborhood, especially around the lakes, I often find myself speculating about the history of the homes I pass. Was that...
Welcome to the August/September 2025 Issue
One of my favorite ways to learn is through travel. Leading up to my trip to Berlin this past summer, my reading list included the novella...
Welcome to the June/July 2025 Issue
The wait is over, and what better way to kick off the summer than with a celebration? Each year, our Best of Plymouth Readers’ Choice Poll asks you,...
Welcome to the April/May 2025 Issue
Plymouth provides a wealth of opportunities to explore the outdoors. Whether that means biking the Luce Line State Trail, swimming at Medicine Lake...
Welcome to the February/March 2025 Issue
During the planning process for Plymouth Magazine’s inaugural wedding issue, I couldn’t help but be reminded of the wedding I attended this past...
Welcome to the December 2024/January 2025 Issue
If there’s one word to describe my family’s Christmas cookie traditions, it’s “putzy.” The chocolate coated haystacks of chow mein noodles? Putzy....
Welcome to the October/November 2024 Issue
This summer, I finally set out to do something I’d been considering for a few years now: planting a vegetable garden. In July, I stocked up on young...
Welcome to the June/July 2024 Issue
Our June/July Best of Plymouth issue always strikes a festive feeling in me. Summer is the traditional time of barbecues, block parties and concert...
Welcome to the April/May 2024 Issue
As a Minnesotan, I can’t help but feel that each spring is a hard-earned season. After being snowbound in a sometimes dreary, sometimes sparkling...
Welcome to the February/March 2024 Issue
Since one of the themes of our February/March 2024 issue is travel, I took the liberty of planning a little staycation of my own this past fall. My...
Welcome to the December/January 2023 Issue
Welcome to December, Plymouth Magazine readers! In celebration of the season, you’ll find stories that center around entertaining, philanthropy and...
Welcome to the October/November 2023 Issue
Some of my fondest memories were made during autumn. Growing up, my family would take day trips to Taylors Falls in search of colorful fall scenery....
Welcome to the August/September 2023 Issue
One of my absolute favorite things about writing stories for Plymouth Magazine is learning something new in the process. Prior to interviewing Cindy...
Welcome to the June/July 2023 Issue
It’s that time of year again, Plymouth! Over the course of January, you voted, and now it’s time to celebrate the local businesses, organizations...
Welcome to the April/May 2023 Issue
When I took a cookie decorating class at The Fox and Pantry in November 2022, I remember one of my first thoughts being, “Instagram makes this look...
