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udubon Center of the North Woods, in Sand- stone, is helping families escape the hustle and bustle of the holiday season by hosting an all-inclusive, four-day and three-night winter stay from December 27 to 30. Families can participate in such programs


as climbing and snow zoo building, and educational presentations such as Minnesota Mammals and Winter Ways of Native Cultures. Other activities include cross-country skiing, kick-sledding, sleigh rides and crafts. Each room has bunk-style beds and sleeps up to six or eight people. Delicious,


healthy, wholesome meals, each prepared with creativity and taste, are served in a large dining room with a beautiful stone fireplace and views of the woods and lake. Accommodations include a private room for each family. Crosby Lodge rooms (filled first) have private baths; Lowry Lodge rooms have shared baths.


Cost: $165 to $275 per person; those who register before November 28 receive 10 percent discount. Location: Audubon Center of the North Woods, 54165 Audubon Dr., Sandstone. For more information, visit Audubon1@Audubon-Center.org or Audubon-Center.org. See ad, page 23.


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Visitors can shop among the 80 local, eco-friendly artists and businesses and


enjoy an eco-fashion show, cooking demonstrations and kids’ activities. They also can learn how to entertain “green” this holiday season. There will be a variety of booths offering product demonstrations and the 2015 Do It Green! Directory will be distribut- ed at the event. The Midtown Global Market is an internationally themed public market fea- turing fresh and prepared foods, restaurants and a selection of arts and crafts from around the world.


Cost: $1 donation/person, accepted at the door. Location: Midtown Global Mar- ket, 920 E. Lake St., Minneapolis. For more information, visit DoItGreen.org. See ad, page 20.


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Guided Grocery Store Tour


ackie Mart, holistic nutritionist and lifestyle coach and owner of Optimal Wellness, in Min- neapolis, will lead a 60-minute guided grocery store tour


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from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. on November 18 at the Uptown Lunds Lake Street grocery store. Mart will show participants how to read food labels and will educate them about healthy food choices and which hidden ingredients should be avoided. “I believe the best way to take


in nutrients is how Mother Nature intended, through the foods we eat,” Mart says. “I focus on traditional heal- ing foods (avoiding modern food process- ing) as much as possible because organic whole, nutrient-dense foods support health and healing.” As the owner of Optimum Wellness, Mart offers a variety of health and well- ness services. Services include holistic nutrition consulting, kitchen cabinet clean-ups, meal planning, home de- toxing, ion detox foot baths and herbal detox body wraps. Mart also gives presentations, semi- nars and health talks (Lunch and Learn) at business meetings, events, network- ing groups and for other organizations.


Cost $30; reservation required. Loca- tion: Lunds Lake Street, 1450 W. Lake St., Minneapolis. For more information or to make a reservation, call or text 712-790-5883 or email Jackie@ OptimumWellnessMN.com.


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