Spring is the season of new beginnings, and this year, my husband and I are embarking on one of our own: searching for our first home. It’s an...
editor’s note
Welcome to the January/February 2025 Issue
Dear Readers, welcome to our first issue of 2025. This year is full of exciting celebrations, and we’re kicking it off with our first annual Special...
Welcome to the November/December 2024 Issue
Readers: Welcome to our final issue of 2024. This November/December issue is all about food, entertaining and giving back—and we have a lot of...
Welcome to the September/October 2024 Issue
Readers, let me welcome you in to one of my favorite issues to put together: Our annual education, homes and arts issue. In these pages, you will...
Welcome to the July/August 2024 Issue
Readers, I am so excited to welcome you to the pages of our Best of Maple Grove 2024 issue. It is a pleasure to edit the pages of this long-standing...
Welcome to the May/June 2024 Issue
My friends and family have all heard me say it time and time again: In another lifetime, I am meant to be a flight attendant. Second to...
Welcome to the March/April 2024 Issue
This issue of Maple Grove Magazine might just be my favorite of those I’ve curated over the past several months of serving as editor. These pages...
Welcome to the January/February 2024 Issue
January is a time for renewal, and this year I’m finding myself looking forward to taking care of my health and wellness in all new ways. In true...
Welcome to the November/December 2023 Issue
In the magazine industry, writers and editors tend to work months in advance to get issues to print. In this case, I’m writing this note to you,...
Welcome to the September/October 2023 Issue
“Decide what is yours to hold, and let the rest go. Oftentimes, the good things in your life are lighter anyway—so there’s more room for them … You...
Welcome to the July/August 2023 Issue
Well, readers, it’s that time of the year again—it’s time to crown your Best of Maple Grove 2023 Readers’ Choice Poll winners. But before flipping...
Welcome to the May/June 2023 Issue
My love for the outdoors started when my dad took me on our first father-daughter camping trip when I was a kid. It ended up becoming our summer...
Welcome to the March/April 2023 Issue
Even though spring is a time of newness, it’s a season that always makes me feel a little nostalgic. The chirp of black-capped chickadees, a newly...
Welcome to the January/February 2023 Issue
Happy New Year, readers. Welcome to our premier 2023 issue, which also happens to be my premier issue as editor of Maple Grove Magazine. I am...
Welcome to the November/December 2022 Issue
Thanksgiving brings loads of festivities, and of course, food. Each November, my immediate family heads to Illinois to spend time in my...
Welcome to the September/October 2022 Issue
In the pile of plushies in my family’s former basement playroom, lay my older sister’s cherry-red Tickle Me Elmo, an iconic toy box staple for...
Welcome to the July/August 2022 Issue
The most anticipated issue of the year—the annual Best of Maple Grove—sheds light on the people, businesses and services that make up the fabric of...
Welcome to the May/June 2022 Issue
As we find ourselves gravitating toward the summer lifestyle, I find myself retreating to memories as a kid growing up in Richfield. In our...
Welcome to the March/April 2022 Issue
After spending countless months cooped up in our humble abodes avoiding the threat of COVID-19 and of course the frigid Minnesota cold, we find...
Welcome to the January/February 2022 Issue
A new year brings new opportunity. So, let me introduce myself. Marking my third year with Tiger Oak Media, I am honored to have the opportunity to...
