Minnesota is known as the land of 10,000 lakes. I landed in Minnesota for the first time nine years ago. The reason? I was going to do my first air-to-air photo shoot, and there are few places better than Minnesota if you are going to shoot an amphibious aircraft like the Grumman Albatross. There are literally thousands of lakes upon which you can land.
I immediately fell in love with the place, its warm summer temperatures, sunny blue skies, and—the best—its people. Friendly, welcoming, happy people! I made many new friends and kept returning every summer, always mentioning to those I visited that I wanted to move here someday. And my friends—being good friends, kept telling me—”you better visit in winter first.” Temperatures in Minnesota range from the 80s (Fahrenheit) in summer to the low 10s during the winter, and in the north can go even lower.
