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,...
editor’s note
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...
Welcome to the November/December 2021 Issue
I appreciate that as the season’s change so, too, do our appetites and cravings for what appears on our dinnerware or even in cookie jars! One of...
Welcome to the September/October 2021 Issue
Fresh starts. A little tabula rasa does us all good from time-to-time. Looking forward affords us the opportunity to embrace change and accept new...
Welcome to the July/August 2021 Issue
Welcome to the most anticipated issue of the year—the annual Best of Maple Grove Readers’ Poll results, showcasing community members’ favorite...
Welcome to the May/June 2021 Issue
Our Maple Grove Magazine team, including staff writers and Editorial Advisory Board members, are always on the lookout for what’s new in the...
Welcome to the March/April 2021 Issue
Wide open spaces. If 2020 gave us anything, it’s the appreciation (dare I say downright unbridled love?) of them and the physical and emotional...
Welcome to the January/February 2021 Issue
When I was a child, going to Dayton’s was everything. Remember the Daisy and Anniversary sales? Legendary. We (Mom and four sisters) looked forward...
