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What are you doing with your post-pandemic summer? How about re-meeting Minnesota?   

This summer, host Angela Davis will check in with tour guides from across the state with their suggestions for discovering — or rediscovering — the Land of 10,000 Lakes. Know a great tour guide? 

To kick off the series, Angela was joined by a tour guide from Duluth and a Twin Cities urban geographer who offered up their own ideas on how to enjoy Minnesota this summer. 

Then, Angela spoke to two hosts from The Current on 

 to take in live music and other entertainment this summer. 

We’ve included some of the guests’ favorite summer recommendations below.

A sample of summer outing recommendations from today’s guests:

You take the day all the way off from everything, ideally even from parental responsibilities. Pack a swimsuit, a cooler, sunblock, canned beer, snacks, a waterproof speaker and towels. Get breakfast at the Hi-Lo Diner and then drive towards Welch Mill. Take the long tube trip and prepare for hours of rolling down a river, the hijinks of your cooler flipping over, getting a sunburn on the one square inch of your thigh you forgot to slather in sunblock. But it’s all part of the joy, it’s magical.  Exhausted, you return your tube, grab one of the 100 burger choices at King’s Place in Miesville and come back home drained, slightly sunburnt and ready to circle another date on your calendar for the summer of 2022.

The free Thursday night outdoor concert series in St. Paul’s Mears Park kicks off June 10 with a performance by St. Paul-native Lady Midnight. Music runs from 6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., and guests are encouraged to bring their own blankets and chairs.  

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As our masks come off and the sun comes out, we're planning our post-pandemic summer. Host Angela Davis asked tour guides and a couple of hosts from The Current for their recommendations for things to do and see. 

MPR News with Angela Davis - As our masks come off and the sun comes out, we are planning our summer activities. Host Angela Davis spoke with tour guides and two hosts from The Current about their recommendations for what to do and see. 

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