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The Blue Door Pub’s First Year Anniversary

Posted by admin On September - 21 - 2009

Ok, so maybe it’s a plug but thought I’d share since this is one of our favorite burger joints:

This Friday, September 25th marks our 1 Year Anniversary! We’ve had an amazing time with an amazing group of neighbors and patrons and we want to express our thankfulness and gratitude.  Beginning Monday, September 21st through our anniversary, we are offering these great deals:
Monday and Tuesday: Our Late Night Happy Hour lasts all day! This means whole orders of fries and tots are only $2, our deep fried pickles and beer-battered green beans are just $3.50, and our wings, all pound-and-a-half of them, are $5.50!  Plus, all tap beers and all glasses of wine are $3 each!
Wednesday:  Today only, we’re offering the Granny Apple Bliss Blucy! The fall harvest has been picked so we reached deep into our suggestion box to find this tremendous idea originally submitted by Bruce Becker during our last Blucy Of the Moment competition.  We stuff silky smooth brie cheese in the middle of our burger and top it off with a sweet, delicious granny apple compote on top!  Its dinner and dessert all in one!
Thursday:  Five Buck Jiffy’s and a Surly Firkin! Voted by City Pages as the best burger of 2008, we’re offering the now infamous combination of peanut butter, bacon, and pepper jack cheese on a burger with your choice of hand-cut fries or tater tots for only $5!  We’ve found the best way to wash down one of these taste sensations is with a pint of Surly – so we’re tapping a special firkin of Surly in time for dinner!
Friday:  Blucy Twofers and a Summit Firkin! Of course, we’re going to save the best for the actual anniversary day.  We’re offering two Blucy’s, our flagship burger stuffed with bleu cheese and minced garlic, for the price of one all day!  And to help us celebrate the occasion, Summit has provided us with a firkin of their Horizon Red Ale dry hopped with Amarillo hops!
We hope to see you all in here this week and we sincerely thank you for your support and friendship!

Cheers,

Patrick McDonough and Jeremy Woerner

Please visit our website at www.thebdp.com
Also be sure and read our Blue Door Pub Review!

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Rice Lake State Park Minnesota Review

Posted by admin On September - 21 - 2009

Rice LakeWe recently headed south of the cities to Rice Lake for the extended Labor Day weekend so I wanted to give you a quick review. Rice Lake State Park is just east of Owatonna, MN about 10 minutes. We called ahead to try and find the best option for two tents and to say the camp staff was helpful would be an understatement! They actually went out and drove around the campsite to see what might work best for two tents and called me back!!

We actually had guessed and got one of the better sites in the park. The only down-side was that it was next to one of the restrooms but we didn’t notice any odor. There was a decent amount of traffic coming by our spot because it was next to one of the paths that leads to the lake. So, if you don’t like people walking by it’s not the spot for you! Also, we didn’t have a tent tarmac if that matters.

Rice Lake State Park, a Quaint and Quiet Escape

Rice Lake. We were kind of disappointed because the lake is consumed by cattails. So there is absolutely no way to fish from shore, throw rocks, or in some cases even see the lake! Another negative is that the lake is extremely shallow so no fishing. (the ranger did say there was bullheads but some may argue that that’s not a fish!) We did go out canoeing and that was a very good time and VERY reasonable. We paid $10 for half a day of canoeing which was more than enough. That $10 included the canoe, paddles, and life jackets.

There was a good amount of hiking trails and lots of wild flowers, mushrooms and berries to take pictures of and enjoy.

The campground is small so if you have an aversion to huge side-by-side campgrounds this is definitely a nicer park for you.

Again, the park rangers were very nice and so was the office staff. They didn’t drive by a ton and hawk over you so that was very welcome and appreciated.

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