--- title: "Seniors Out & About in the Twin Cities: Winter Adventures" description: Families looking for senior-friendly things to do this winter should check out some wintertime activities like ice fishing, dog sledding and holiday lights image: https://blog.blaine-732.comfortkeepers.com/hubfs/IMG_2047.jpg --- [** ](https://blog.blaine-732.comfortkeepers.com/out-and-about-winter-adventures#) ![Comfort Keepers Elevating the Human Spirit](https://blog.blaine-732.comfortkeepers.com/hs-fs/hubfs/raw_assets/public/Comfort_Keepers_January_2024/images/ck-logo-white-6cefaa5511fd51a4d6b6068d3680a0f5.png?width=170&name=ck-logo-white-6cefaa5511fd51a4d6b6068d3680a0f5.png "Comfort Keepers Elevating the Human Spirit") **Anoka, Minnesota** 2006 N 1st Ave Ste 205 , Anoka, MN 55303 (763) 786-1000 [ Call Us ](tel:+17637861000) [![Contact Us](https://hubspot-no-cache-na2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/cta/default/4518260/282b661a-659f-44aa-9e25-ff073a201f19.png)](https://hubspot-cta-redirect-na2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/cta/redirect/4518260/282b661a-659f-44aa-9e25-ff073a201f19) [** Search ](https://blog.blaine-732.comfortkeepers.com/out-and-about-winter-adventures#!) ** close Search This is a search field with an auto-suggest feature attached. - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. ![Seniors Out & About in the Twin Cities: Winter Adventures](https://blog.blaine-732.comfortkeepers.com/hubfs/IMG_2047.jpg) # Seniors Out & About in the Twin Cities: Winter Adventures - Home - [Comfort Keepers Anoka, Elk River, White Bear Lake, and Chisago Blog](https://blog.blaine-732.comfortkeepers.com) - Seniors Out & About in the Twin Cities: Winter Adventures [ Tom Berard ](https://blog.blaine-732.comfortkeepers.com/author/tom-berard) 12/16/2020 [ Seniors Out and About in the Twin Cities](https://blog.blaine-732.comfortkeepers.com/tag/seniors-out-and-about-in-the-twin-cities) [2 Comments ](https://blog.blaine-732.comfortkeepers.com/out-and-about-winter-adventures#postComment) 2 Minutes So, you are staying in the great white north for the winter this year and want to get away and do something fun with the family. We all hope the pandemic is winding down but we might have made the decision to stay this year rather than travel to warmer areas. Here are some ideas seniors and families can do together. ![winter adventures for seniors](https://blog.blaine-732.comfortkeepers.com/hs-fs/hubfs/IMG_2047.jpg?width=600&name=IMG_2047.jpg) ### **Dog Sledding: Are you crazy!?** Dog sledding may sound like a cold and lonely activity but it actually can be a family event! There are quite a few Mushers that will take you on an exciting dog sledding adventure. You can control how much or little you want as part of the adventure including having less mobile participants ride in the sled, as the musher acts as their guide. If you’re motivated, you can actually take the controls to ride and run behind a pack of rowdy hounds. The [Gunflint Lodge](https://gunflint.com/dog-mushing-adventure/) is one of the great places that offer both dog sledding and accommodations. Jenny Anderson is an award-winning outdoor adventure blogger that lives and travels our wonderful north country experiencing nature. Here is [Jenny’s story](https://girlof10000lakes.com/2020/03/05/exploring-minnesotas-trails-by-dog-sled/) of her family’s experience on the Gunflint Trail. The majority of businesses providing sled dog adventures are up in the arrowhead region of the state but a few are now closer to the Twin Cities like [Silent Run Adventures](https://silent-run-adventures.business.site/) near St. Cloud. They can provide more local options, meeting at a time and place where families can enjoy a ride with the dogs. Enjoy your options for the sledding! ### **Enjoy the Lights** In this COVID-crazy world, a lot of people are putting up their holiday lights to spread the joy of the season. There are major displays this year at the MN State Fairgrounds, at Lake Phalen with lights in the Park, and in Duluth. In fact, you can find lights more prevalent this year than in the past by simply driving around. Here is a [website](https://givemethemike.com/2020/11/13/2020-mn-lights-guide/) for lights near you listed by city. The [Glow Holiday Festival](https://www.glowholiday.com/) at the State Fair Grounds has a million lights for you to take in. One catch: this festival of lights does have a cost per car of $46 and it runs until January 3rd. But it’s COVID-friendly! In Duluth, the Bentleyville Tour of Lights is also now a drive-thru and costs $10 per car and runs until December 27th. Light up the nightlife with your senior loved ones! Many of these tours also have food trucks you can stop at to fill any hungry tummies. Be sure to check these out BEFORE you go as time slots are filling up with antsy Minnesotans looking for things to do. ### **Ice Fishing** Ice fishing is not everyone’s cup of tea but it certainly can be senior-friendly under the right circumstances. Remember when you take older guests along to winter events you need to be aware of the cold and footing conditions. If it’s a snowy winter the lake might be just fine to walk on. If it’s glare ice or extremely cold, extra precautions should be taken against falling, frostbite, and hypothermia. Here is another [blog](https://girlof10000lakes.com/2019/03/18/my-first-time-ice-fishing-lake-of-the-woods/) by Jenny Anderson about fishing on a frozen lake in Northern Minnesota for your enjoyment!   Be sure to bring the hot cocoa as you go out and about your winter adventure!   --- #### Tag: [ Seniors Out and About in the Twin Cities](https://blog.blaine-732.comfortkeepers.com/tag/seniors-out-and-about-in-the-twin-cities) #### Share: - [Follow us on Facebook ](http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://blog.blaine-732.comfortkeepers.com/out-and-about-winter-adventures) - [Follow us on Twitter ](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https://blog.blaine-732.comfortkeepers.com/out-and-about-winter-adventures&text=Seniors%20Out%20&%20About%20in%20the%20Twin%20Cities:%20Winter%20Adventures) - [Follow us on Linkedin ](http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://blog.blaine-732.comfortkeepers.com/out-and-about-winter-adventures) - [Follow us on Pinterest ](http://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://blog.blaine-732.comfortkeepers.com/out-and-about-winter-adventures&text=Seniors%20Out%20&%20About%20in%20the%20Twin%20Cities:%20Winter%20Adventuresdescription=So,%20you%20are%20staying%20in%20the%20great%20white%20north%20for%20the%20winter%20this%20year%20and%20want%20to%20get%20away%20and%20do%20something%20fun%20with%20the%20family.%20We%20all%20hope%20the%20pandemic%20is[...]&media=https://f.hubspotusercontent10.net/hubfs/4518260/IMG_2047.jpg) --- [ #### Seniors Out and About Twin Cities: Virtual and Local Tours ##### Previous Post ](https://blog.blaine-732.comfortkeepers.com/out-and-about-at-home) [#### Noticing the Need After the Holidays ##### Next Post ](https://blog.blaine-732.comfortkeepers.com/blog-noticeneeds-gnl-audrey-0) ### Leave a Reply Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. --- ## Related Posts It is a long established fact that a reader will be distracted by the readable content of a page when looking at its layout. 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