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• Next weekend
  There's plenty of time to paint the town green.
• Best bets for the weekend
  Treat yourself to chocolate while waiting for spring.
• Time to toast St. Pat
  For a day, everyone gets to be Irish.
• Blazing a trail
  Like to hike? Then help out your favorite places.
• Without reservation
  If there's a big festival in your future, stake out space as soon as possible.
• Road Trip/Spring wildflowers
  In bluff country, see thousands of lovely blooms in one day.
• Snap up copy of new biking guide
  In Wisconsin, new trails await bicycle tourists.
• Going with the dogs
  Pets not only are welcome in some places, they get their own festivals.
• Win a getaway to Duluth
  Just guess when the first saltie will arrive.
• Friend us on Facebook
  Watch for cool events and new picture galleries.
• Culinary getaways
  On artisan farms, help pick your own dinner, then dine alfresco.
• The mushrooms are coming
  In May, the search is on for the wily morel.
• A room in the Zona Romantica
  In a Puerto Vallarta neighborhood, a B&B fosters friendships.
• Guest List/Andrew Slade's Top 5 North Shore campgrounds
  Guest list.

This weekend

Dream of spring and put on the green.

Canoecopia in Madison. It's the world's largest paddle sports expo, according to host Rutabaga. Bike-O-Rama, with discounts on bicycles and gear, is next door. At Alliant Energy Center. For more, see Crazy about kayaks. March 12-14.

Celtic Festival in Moorhead, Minn. This free festival at the Hjemkomst Center includes two entertainment stages, arts and crafts, interactive booths and Celtic food and treats. March 13.

Mush for a Cure on the Gunflint Trail in Minnesota. The mushing is canceled for this event on Gunflint Lake, due to poor snow conditions, but the party will go on. Everyone's wearing pink, including the dogs. March 13.

St. Patrick's Day Parade and Celebration in Crosslake, Minn. Head up to this Brainerd Lakes playground for hot-air balloon tether rides, live music and a big 2 p.m. parade. March 13.

For more St. Patrick's Day festivities, see Time to toast St. Pat.

Soar With Eagles in Wabasha, Minn. The National Eagle Center is sponsoring field trips, live-bird programs, homing-pigeon releases and nature-photography classes. March 13-14.

Last updated on March 12, 2010