Minnesota Monthly

10/09/2026

Embrace the extraordinary this fall in the La Crosse Region, a hidden gem just hours from the bustling Midwest hubs.

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📸 Explore La Crosse

Embrace the extraordinary this fall in the La Crosse Region, a hidden gem just hours from the bustling Midwest hubs.

10/08/2026

Onstage now through October 11 at the Ordway in St. Paul, “Mystic Pizza: A New Musical” serves up a slice of late-eighties nostalgia.

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✍️Jerrod Sumner
📷️Ordway Center for the Performing Arts

10/08/2026

Lakes, trails, local flavors, and changing colors make fall worth a getaway to the Willmar Lakes Area.

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📸 Explore Willmar Lakes Area

September in the Willmar Lakes Area still feels a little like summer. The days are often warm and sunny and the lakes are still calling.

10/07/2026

Summer wildfires forced unprecedented closures across the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness during its busiest months, leaving visitors at home and local businesses holding their breath. As the wilderness begins to recover, fall offers something both visitors and the region need: a fresh start.⁠
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✍️ Chris Pascone⁠
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10/07/2026

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10/06/2026

From well-recognized clothing brands to chocolatiers, these new and coming-soon retail stores across Minnesota are right on time for holiday shopping. ⁠

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✍️ Megan Shute
📷️ The Shoppes at Arbor Lakes

10/05/2026

Pick your poison: pretty pumpkins, paranormal investigations, haunted ships, or being chased through a cornfield by someone with a chainsaw. 🎃 Minnesota has them all. Here are more than two dozen ways to celebrate spooky season across the state.

Get spooky this fall with 25 Minnesota Halloween events, haunted attractions, ghost tours, and eerie experiences across the Twin Cities and greater Minnesota.

10/03/2026

FOXWELL is starting its biggest chapter yet. Brad and Heather Fox are relocating their Minneapolis design studio and home retailer to Galleria, with an expanded concept bringing interior design, home goods, custom furniture, and local art together under one roof. See what they have planned for the new space.

Foxwell Studio x Shoppe is moving to Galleria, where Brad and Heather Fox will debut an expanded home store and interior design experience.

10/02/2026

Apple picking is only the beginning. 🍎 Fall Harvest Orchard and Apple Jack Orchards near Delano have grown into full-fledged fall destinations, with hayrides, farm animals, corn mazes, live music, food, and generations of family traditions. Take a trip west of the Twin Cities and see why these Minnesota orchards are worth the drive.

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Explore Fall Harvest Orchard and Apple Jack Orchards near Delano, Minnesota, where apple picking meets hayrides, farm animals, food, live music, and family fall fun.

10/02/2026

Fall in Minnesota has a way of making you want to slow down. Cooler mornings, colorful trails, river views, and that unmistakable feeling that you should squeeze in one more adventure before winter arrives.

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📸 The Confluence Hotel

Trade the everyday for crisp air, colorful trails, river views and small-town charm.