A Couple of Hours in Stillwater, MN

It was my turn to drive the drama camp carpool to Hudson so, with three hours to spend until pick-up time, the younger two and I headed up to Stillwater. Stillwater is a beautiful little town nestled on the St. Croix River about an hour north of Prescott (where we live). Main Street is lined with brick-fronted buildings full of adorable shops selling everything from high-end kitchenware to children’s toys. My mission was to visit Darn. Knit. {Anyway}, a shop I’ve ordered yarn from but have never visited in person. The kids’ mission was to visit Teddy Bear Park.

After lunch on the patio at a malt shop, we made our way down to the street toward the yarn shop. Along the way, we admired the trolleys.

And some chickens.

We spent some time at Darn. Knit. {Anyway} where I bought some gorgeous alpaca yarn to make the bunny from Last-Minute Knitted Gifts by Joelle Hoverson. Attempt to make the bunny, I should say. The store was filled with cute projects and it took all my self-control not to buy yarn and patterns for all of them. My reward for completing the bunny will be to go back and buy yarn for one of the cutest children’s hats I’ve ever seen.

Finally, we headed up the hill to Teddy Bear Park for some rock-climbing and great views of the town and river.