IMAD ideas: Learn about local history

As you're sifting through your options for IMAD (eight days!), don't just consider the museums of art and knick-knacks. Think about going someplace more historical in nature. Back in 2008 Mary and I went to the Mill City Museum and not only did we enjoy ourselves, we learned about the era when the flour industry was the biggest deal in Minneapolis. Plus, one of us got her photo taken next to a gigantic box of baking mix: