Enchanted April Play

Enchanted April: This 1920s romantic comedy breathes new life into the most stifled of souls.  On the most basic level, Enchanted April is a success as a romantic comedy because it’s both comic and romantic. In telling the story of four English women who break free of their rain-drenched sorrows and oppression for a month in a rented Italian castle, there’s plenty of opportunity for surprises and redemption, hopes that Barber never squelches.

Picasso at the Lapin Agile: Steve Martin’s comedy is sure to have you roaring with laughter from start to finish!  Two guys walk into a bar, order up one part Einstein, one part Picasso, and add a splash of the zaniest characters to ever hit our stage “all shook up.”  We promise a rollicking good time.

Plays are performed Thursday through Saturday and Monday evenings with matinee performances on Saturday and Sunday.  Visit the Commonweal Theatre Lanesboro, Minnesota web site for schedule details.

Theatre is just a part of what makes Lanesboro a great destination.  The Root River State Trail, winds 60 miles through bluffs, forests, and rolling fields. The trail traverses Southeast Minnesota’s Bluff Country offering a variety of attractions for all ages and interests with welcoming trail towns often along the trail.
Lanesboro is near one of the largest Old Order Amish settlements in America. The rolling countryside offers an ideal location for their life style. Educational tours are available to see the Amish as they really live, and the items they produce and sell (baskets, quilts, furniture and crafts). The tours offer an appreciation for the Amish way of life.

Lanesboro’s historic downtown has been revitalized; the arts flourish, gift shops intrigue, and restaurants satisfy a variety of tastes. Horse drawn buggy rides offer a perfect ending for the day.  Come and see for yourself why people return time and time again to renew themselves in Lanesboro’s riches and immerse themselves in the “ Art of Living Well”!

As the Bed and Breakfast Capital of Minnesota, Lanesboro offers lodging to suit all tastes: country inns, restored Victorian Homes, and a restored mill all with welcoming innkeepers.

Make plans now to join us February 5 – 7 for a “Flurry of Fun in February”  highlighted by the 18th annual Whalen Candlelight Ski on Saturday evening.  Start at the Whalen Town Hall at dusk, ski for a mile by candlelight and warm yourself by the bonfire.  Then ski back to Whalen for another bonfire, homemade soups, sandwiches and hot beverages at the Whalen Town Hall.  Skis can be rented at Cedar Valley Resort.

Lanesboro’s downtown district will be candlelit at dusk where restaurants, shops, Bed and Breakfasts and the Lanesboro Art Center await your visit.

Visit www.lanesboro.com and click on the Winter Weekend link to see a full calendar of events.

And one of the great annual events during this beautiful season is coming up this weekend, January 29th.  Events for the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon begin this Friday, January 29th and runs to February 4th.  One of the favorite and most popular events is the Cutest Puppy Contest on Saturday, January 30th.  This is so adorable and a must see to help kick off the 27th Annual Event!  So consider “embracing” what the beauty of this season, Duluth, and the A G Thomson House have to offer you on your next trip to Duluth! See you soon!!!

Enjoy our Winter Wonderland!

The ‘Great Christmas Snow of 2009′ was a gift for all snow lovers.  If you like to cross country ski, or if you are more the kind that likes to have a motor on your sled, the ski and snowmobile trails are in great condition.  When you come to the woods, there is a place to relax here at Embracing Pines Bed & Breakfast and a sauna waiting for you to warm after your day on the snow.

Sand, Sand, more Sand..................on the Paul Bunyan Trail

Looking toward the bridge over the Kabekona River on the Paul Bunyan Bike Trail.

More sand on the Paul Bunyan Trail getting ready to be paved

The Paul Bunyan Bike Trail is yet another step closer to the long awaited completion.  These pictures were taken on the trail about 500 feet from Embracing Pines Bed & Breakfast near Walker, MN.  When completed the trail will cross the Heartland Trail so you will be able to ride for 4 different directions without moving your vehicle when you start at Embracing Pines!  Watch for updates as they are available.

The crew is working on finishing the last segment of the Paul Bunyan Bike Trail.

The Paul Bunyan Bike Trail is now being prepped.  If the weather holds, it will be paved this fall.  If the weather doesn’t cooperate, it will be paved in spring.  The trail is located directly across County #38 from Embracing Pines Bed & Breakfast in Walker, MN.

Great news along the Mesabi Bike Trai! The troublesome one and one-half mile gap between  in Morning Glory Bed and Breakfast in Grand Rapid and Mitchell-Tappen House B&B in Hibbing is finally paved. Riders are able now to travel the 39.3 miles stretch between the two B&Bs along a non-stop asphalt biking path.

From Hibbing the trail continues on another 43.7 miles to Giants Ridge Resort passing mine-pit lakes, through rock cuts and the many historic town of Minnesota’s famous Iron Range. In addition to the B&Bs overnight accommodations are available in hotels and quaint Inns all along the trail. For more, see Lodge to Lodge Biking.