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Our Minnesota Mantis is migrating south for the winter! (Insert me yelling…TAKE ME WITH YOU MANTIS!!!) We are super excited to announce we have partnered with a company in Phoenix, Arizona that will rent it out for us during the off season in Minnesota! Come November 1st through April our Mantis will be available forContinue reading “Our Mantis is Migrating South for the Winter!”

This weekend we went up the North Shore to chase gold! And boy did we find it (Fallelujah ya’ll!) in more ways than one… Down to this sweet little white and orange kitty who fast became our campground champion every night (more on that in a minute). Grand Marais Campground – Spot 279 For thisContinue reading “Chasing Gold in Grand Marais, MN: The story of how our family got adopted on the North Shore. 🐆”

Good bye summer we will miss you! We spent Labor Day weekend getting in one last trip of the summer camping season – don’t worry I said summer season. We still have some trips on deck for Fall 😉 We will be chasing peak fall colors through the upper Midwest come October 1st. But forContinue reading “That’s a wrap: Our last camping trip of Summer – Brainerd, MN”

We just got back from the longest trek to date in the Taxa Mantis. We lived in 19 feet for 9 days as a family of 4. Did I look homeless by the end? Yes. Would I suggest the trip with a 5 year old? Absolutely. With a 2 year old? I would advise youContinue reading “Chasing Waterfalls: 9 Days Exploring the Upper Peninsula of Michigan”

A couple weeks ago I texted Katy of Captured Glory Photography. She is massively talented and has done a bunch of our family pictures in the past. I asked her is she would be up for a little bit of an odd request! That we had a fun project we would love to document. IContinue reading “Taxa Mantis Travel Trailer Tour!”

This past week has been BUSY. So much so, that finding time to write this post came and went several times. But it’s Sunday so that still counts for getting it up the week of…right?! This week two major things happened: 1. My vibrant mom turned 70 and to celebrate my family and I rentedContinue reading “Gunflint Lake, Oh Canada! #Suzy’s70thSoiree”

Welcome back! Two years have come and gone since the first blog, OurBunBrandisOven.blog. And it is SO good to be writing again. I still get questions about what is Tommy up to? What’s the latest with T4? A LOT has happened since then. Above you, you will see a Menu button. If your new here,Continue reading “Our Maiden Voyage, Lake Itasca State Park (That almost didn’t happen)”