The Word Refinery

I am a freelance writer embarking on a journey to relocate to Duluth, MN. I will be documenting my journey in hopes to convince others with the same dream to follow their path.

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5 Historic Duluth Landmarks That Will Make You Feel Like A Tycoon

5 Historic Duluth Landmarks That Will Make You Feel Like A Tycoon

When you drive through Duluth, you can’t help but marvel at the historic and ornate architecture of the buildings through the town. As you’re driving around, you’re probably wondering what life was like for the tycoons of the shipping and mining boom. Duluth is proud of its rich economic history and works hard to preserve the beauty of this world gone by. Here are 5 historic landmarks in Duluth…

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22 Reasons Why Minnesotans Love Where They Live

22 Reasons Why Minnesotans Love Where They Live

Here it comes – another snowmageddon! I’m always interested in what other, warmer, climates think of Minnesota, or especially Duluth during the winter. And then my thoughts drift to what other people might think of those who CHOOSE to live in this climate. Well, I know I’ll never live anywhere else, and I think I would go more stir crazy in a warmer climate that never changed seasons. Oh, sorry,…

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5 Duluth Activities To Trick Yourself Into Thinking You're On A Beach

5 Duluth Activities To Trick Yourself Into Thinking You’re On A Beach

Park Point Beach

With the holiday season over and Minnesotans being in the throws of one of the coldest, snowiest winters on record, now is the time in the year when many people dream of vacating our frozen land. However, for many people – yours truly included – leaving the state to visit a warm weather sunny destination just isn’t an option. Now, apparently I don’t get to complain for two…

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3 Things Duluth’s Nightlife Has That You Won’t Find In Big Cities

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6 Romantic Outdoor Wintertime Activities In Duluth

Does anyone else have a serious case of the cabin fever? It’s common this time of year, hence the…

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8 Amazing Day Trips Just A Short Drive From Duluth

Whose sick of hearing about how stressed out Aaron and I are about relocating to Duluth? Geez! If I…

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What's The Worst That Could Happen If You Take A Risk?

Aaron and I talk nonstop about our relocation to Duluth. In fact, I would like to take this time to…

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No, Relocating To Duluth Doesn't Have To Be A Frenzied Panic

Photo Credit: Tambako the Jaguar This monkey has nothing to do with anything, but came up when I…

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15 Reasons To Move To Duluth In 2014

Since there really isn’t anything new to report on our relocation to Duluth, I thought I’d write a…

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We're Hiring A Realtor - Some Things Are Best Left To The Professionals

Bye, bye little house – you’ve been good.

This whole “life change” thing is so bittersweet. We’ve…

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3 Neighborhoods In Duluth We Could Call "Home"

Aaron and I have been searching for houses in Duluth nonstop. Since there aren’t a ton of houses on…

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What Would You Do Without A Huge Mortgage Payment?

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This is my 4th attempt to write about mine and Aaron’s…

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Checking Our Truth In Housing Inspection Off Our List

Photo Credit: Brittany Lynne Photography

Finally we have some good news! We had our Truth In Housing

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The Anxiety Of Selling Your House "For Sale By Owner"

We put our house on the marketthis weekend. I thought my excitement was going to overshadow any…

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St. Louis Park Home For Sale: Remodeled & Move-In Ready!

2804 Pennsylvania Ave S St. Louis Park, MN 55426  

$235,000

3 bedroom

1 full bath

864 sq ft

Fenced…

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The Moment Our Path Steered Us North To Duluth

So here’s what it’s been like for me over the past, oh, I’d say two years. I take my breakfast in…

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Getting A Mortgage When You're Self Employed

A shack Photo Credit: Dennis Jarvis

Getting a mortgage to buy a house presents certain challenges…

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