Here is my pitch for Minneapolis for the big F2F:
Travel/transportation - the MSP airport is a hub for Delta, after the merger with Northwest airlines. This may make air travel more convenient for those coming from a distance. A light rail line has stations at both terminals of MSP, as well as stops at the Mall of America and in downtown Minneapolis.
Attractions/Activities suggestions
- Paddleboat cruise on the Missippi River >[link]
- Minnesota Science Museum, including the collection of Questionable Medical Devices >[link]
- Mall of America, including such attractions as more stores than you can shake a stick at (try it, I'll bet your arm gets really tired before you have shaken the stick at all of them), Underwater Adventures, House of Comedy, Amazing Mirror Maze, ACES flight simulator, etc.
- The Wabasha Street Caves in St. Paul - cave tours on Saturdays, Swing Nights on Thursdays.
Weather in Minnesota in June is relatively mild, temperatures in the 70s or 80s.
ETA: Every time I look at a calendar, my eyes land on June 24-26 (or expanded, Thursday, June 23 through Monday, June 27) as an harmonious time frame.
ETA2: Since that is Pride Weekend, then perhaps the harmoniousness I got had nothing do with our F2F.
ALSO, lcat suggested adding the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden [link] to the list of attractions.
Andi, just FYI that's Pride Weekend--things might be crowded/travel around town difficult. I hear Minneapolis is pretty gay. :)
Andi, just FYI that's Pride Weekend--things might be crowded/travel around town difficult. I hear Minneapolis is pretty gay. :)
And I would not want someone from here to have to make the choice to stay away from the F2F because of wishing to participate in Pride Weekend in their own locale.
I'm afraid I won't be able to make it to Anaheim this weekend. I've come down with a nasty cold.
Pix and I are still planning on coming down to Anaheim this weekend. It's looking like Sunday is going to be the best day for us, is there a time that is best?
Oh, bummer, Laga. Sunday late lunch would work for us with the PixDesigns, maybe 1:00? Would that do? And for anyone else?
That works for us. Where are you staying? We'll work out a place to hook up.
I'm at the Comfort Inn & Suites on E. Katella. It is clear to me my sense of scale is all wonky. It is super busy here, and everything takes me forever to get to! Actually, lemme figure out what building the previous seminar is going to be in.
Okay, no, ND looks like it's at the convention center. So anywhere around there is probably fine, you know the area better than me. I'm a) on foot and b) a tad overwhelmed by the convention traffic, so if it's somewhere right in that zone (we'll probably have to wait, since it's so packed) or if you can come get me/us, that would be best for us.
(928) 369-8321. Although I should warn you that texting is best and I won't necessarily see that right away since it's so noisy in the hall. I already missed lori, boo! I'm a goof. Anyway, looking forward to seeing you guys tomorrow, PixDesigns.
Sounds good Liese. We can pick you up at the convention center. If you don't mind the crazy Disney people we can go over and have lunch at one of the restaurants in Downtown Disney.
