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Intro to Waconia, Minnesota (11/8/2023)

Today was our first full day by ourselves at our short housesit with Samee the cat in Waconia, Minnesota. We will leave on Sunday morning. Yesterday, our homeowner flew to Las Vegas to watch her battalion’s hockey team compete in a tournament.

Waconia is about 45 minutes west of Minneapolis-St. Paul. Its population is just over 13,000. “Our” home is located a few minutes drive south of downtown, and we are conveniently located near running paths and a Super Target.

Today we walked into downtown to check it out. Below are some of the pics from our 2.5 mile (each-way) walk. The downtown area was very quiet, but it seemed to have a good mix of shops — a few restaurants and bars, a bakery, an ice cream shop, as well as a variety of small retail stores and a theater.

The sweet but shy Samee
She loves to chase the dot from red laser!
The back patio of the house
View of the subdivision below the house
Would you know this said Waconia without the rest of this post?
Bob and I think that this is one of the worst fonts for a logo.
A WWI memorial in City Square Park as we headed into downtown.
A nice view of Lake Waconia, which seems to be surrounded by houses.
See how they have changed the font in this sign
so that you can tell what town you’re in?!
Something new for us, a building that is city hall,
the public library, and housing above.
The walkway and pond across from city hall/library/housing
So this year makes 88 years of service
Winning bookmarks from the bookmark contest for teens
One of the main streets of downtown Waconia
St. Joseph Catholic Church

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