Minnesota Mags - What to do ?

[Platinum Pete]

http://nyespolonaise.com/
This was my favorite place in my time in MPLS. Mayslack's on a Friday night is real Minneapolis locals, and on Friday they serve the meat - get it wet. Lee's Liquor Bar used to be fun back in the old times. Catching a show at First Ave is kind of a must do for rock and roll history, catching a show at the Entry is always a gamble but the odds of discovering something way cool ahead of the curve makes it worthwhile and it's cheap enough that you can walk out. Skip the Gophers, unless it's hockey. Get up to Duluth and the North Shore, it is worth it, especially if you put "the Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" on your iPod.

[powpowpowderwheels]

Oh yeah there's some fantastic trout water about 45 mins from your hotel if you're a fly angler.

We need to talk.

[axebiker]

Yes, the North Shore is wicked cool. My wife and I try to go up there on our anniversary. Hiking Lutsen in the off season is kinda cool. Lots of hidden gems on the drive up the North Shore.

Nye's is pretty cool. I used to live in NE MPLS a few years back - lots to do if you know where to go. I've kinda been away from the scene for a while though. I pretty much stay in St. Paul now. My hangout usually ends up being Sweeney's on Dale. Awesome outdoor fireplace and patio in the fall. Cool local vibe, and you aren't too far from some of the trendier spots on Grand Ave.

[ArmadaBC]

Oh yeah there's some fantastic trout water about 45 mins from your hotel if you're a fly angler. And the various hunting seasons kicked off this weekend!

I was wondering about the fishing, fly rod packed.

Thanks for all the info, I'm actually kind of looking forward to this now.

[Man Jerk]

x3 on nyes. Awesome polka bar.

And I'll echo what others have said on the north shore. Hit up Gooseberry falls, duluth, lutsen, grand marais, split rock lighthouse...

My wife and I actually took our honey moon up off of the gunflint trail across the lake from canada in far northern MN. Beautiful country, and bugs should be dead or dying.

[digitaldeath]

pretty sure there is no fly fishing around- i could be wrong but i rarely am!

[jerlane]

Nye's, The Local, lots of places Uptown, Lake Calhoun and Lake Harriet. If there's some nice fall weather, which there should be, you could cruise around a lot of these places by bicycle. There a new thing in the uptown/downtown areas where they have stands of bikes to rent. They are pretty obvious light green in color. I'm pretty sure you just need a credit card to rent one and you can return it to any of the other stands. They look somewhat jong-ish, but a nice way to cruise around town. If you like to eat out for breakfast, Hell's Kitchen downtown is good. The French Meadow or The Kitchen uptown are some of my favorites.

I'm not sure if you're into the whole halloween thing or not, but if that's your bag, there's a pretty sweet haunted house type thing downtown across the river at The Soap factory. Adults only, definitely darker than your typical haunted house. Pretty cool actually. You can google Soap Factory.

Gastoff's in NE is also pretty fun if you want to get your polka on and and have some snuff. I'll try to post more as I think of it.

[axebiker]

pretty sure there is no fly fishing around- i could be wrong but i rarely am!

Consider it rare then. Plenty of trout fishing in MN.

[digitaldeath]

^^^near the city? Where?

[mtkaxtreme]

Bar to watch Hockey = Champps, several locations to choose from http://www.champps.com/
The first week of Oct rent a car and head north on I35 go to the end of 35 and where it turns to 61. Drive along the north shore of Lake Superior and see the leaves changing color. It can be done in a long day trip but more enjoyable if longer. State parks along the way are awesome.

We have lots of first rate eating establishments - what type of food do you like?

[ArmadaBC]

We have lots of first rate eating establishments - what type of food do you like?

Anything that's good but primarily Asian, I could eat Chinese, Japanese, Thai, Vietnamese etc. for the rest of my life and be happy.

[ArmadaBC]

http://nyespolonaise.com/

That bar looks perfect, cool fucking place without the bullshit.

[mnflyfish]

Shoot me a PM, there's more miles of trout water within 2 hours of the cities than the entire state of MT.

We need to talk.

[mnflyfish]

There's more than you could fish in a lifetime. The Willow, the Kinni, The Rush all within 1 hour of minneapolis, maybe a few mins more if 94 is busy. Then there's the Vermillion in Lakeville which could be fantastic if all the TU work takes. Did some shocking a couple years ago with the DNR and the smallest fish was 26". The Driftless region of MN, WI, IA, and a little of IL has more miles of trout water that MT and WY combined. Most of the Driftless is within 2 hours of the Cities.

So sorry but you are wrong.

pretty sure there is no fly fishing around- i could be wrong but i rarely am!

[mnflyfish]

That bar looks perfect, cool fucking place without the bullshit.

Nyes is great!

[RockChalk]

The Local is a great establishment to have a cocktail or ten, they apparently sell more Jameson whiskey than any other bar in the world. The Loon Cafe is also downtown, serves up phenomenal Chili, and is a great spot to check out some hockey.

Uptown is an alright place to go out at night if you want to get away from the tools who flock downtown from Thursday through Sunday. Liquor Lyles is a good place to sit down and have a few drinks and watch hockey at an incredibly reasonable price, the epitome of a dive bar and Its less than a mile south of downtown Minneapolis on Hennepin Ave.

The Golden Gopher hockey team is a sad existence right now, down right heart wrenching. Wild games are great fun, tons of pubs right around the arena. Tom Reid's, McGoverns, and Eagle Street are all fun places before or after a Wild game. Cossetta's has great, cheap, authentic Italian food and is less than a block away from the Xcel center. Oh ya, the Liffey serves up a mean car bomb.

El Burrito Mercado in West St. Paul has absolutely some of the best authentic Mexican food I've ever had the pleasure of eating. Its a bit out of the way, but well worth it.

Champps sucks, dont go there. Check out the Walker Art Center, you can venture around the sculpture park if its nice out. The lakes are also great to run/bike/walk around if the weather cooperates.

This is a lot of info, I know, I've spent 25 years compiling it.

***Go to Taylor's Falls and catch the leaves turning, it's stunning and less than about an hours drive from downtown. Interstate state park is gorgeous in the fall.

[Man Jerk]

Liquor Lyles is a good place to sit down and have a few drinks and watch hockey at an incredibly reasonable price, the epitome of a dive bar and Its less than a mile south of downtown Minneapolis on Hennepin Ave.

I used to live literally 4 doors down from lyles. Walk out the door, turn right and walk to the end of the block. Good times.

[Grange]

Shoot me a PM, there's more miles of trout water within 2 hours of the cities than the entire state of MT.

When does inland trout fishing season close in MN? Here in WI it is basically the end of September.

Capital Grill makes to tasty steaks, but they are expensive. Brits as someone mentioned, is a nice "pub" with some fine looking women, though there are other ones I preferred more. There are also some decent Gentlemen's Clubs in the area.

If you see a guy walking with a cane leading another guy around by a leash ask for their autographs. I imagine Favre's and Childress's signatures may be worth something.

[RootSkier]

If you see a guy walking with a cane leading another guy around by a leash ask for their autographs. I imagine Favre's and Childress's signatures may be worth something.

Nice one!


Second on the Champps sucking. That place is fucking weak.

[Millsie]

That is prime musky fishing time. Why fish trout when a can catch something over 30#s. I can get you info on a number of guides in the area if you want. They have all the equipement you will need.

[pointemstraight]

When does inland trout fishing season close in MN?

Trout season closes in both MN and WI in 10 days (ie, October 1). Boo to that.

[Flyoverland Captive]

That is prime musky fishing time. Why fish trout when a can catch something over 30#s. I can get you info on a number of guides in the area if you want. They have all the equipement you will need.

Let me know if you want info on the best musky lake within 30 minutes of Mpls. I once caught 8 in one day there.

[ArmadaBC]

Thanks for all info, been here a week and Minneapolis is a great town. Been working a ton but got to nye's, town hall brewery and a shit ton of restaurants. Got in a morning on the bike and holy shit, one you set up is sweet and just tons of beautiful shit to see.

Your bums though are kinda aggressive, Philadelphia has way more but they don't get up in your shit, same fake wheel chair dude has been fucking with people on Nicollet since I got here.

[TyWebb]

Thanks for all info, been here a week and Minneapolis is a great town. Been working a ton but got to nye's, town hall brewery and a shit ton of restaurants. Got in a morning on the bike and holy shit, one you set up is sweet and just tons of beautiful shit to see.

Your bums though are kinda aggressive, Philadelphia has way more but they don't get up in your shit, same fake wheel chair dude has been fucking with people on Nicollet since I got here.

Shoot me a PM if you have a free day for lunch/beers. I work down the block from Nye's in NE and would be happy to grab some good local grub.

[digitaldeath]

hahaha the bums are aggressive and not too creative- one guy said he needed bus money for cigerettes! shit so do I!

town hall has unbelievable beer- they gyros are quite tasty too

look out for the natives drunk on Scope downtown, they smell and are sickos