The list nobody Instagrams. Where to grocery-shop on a Saturday afternoon. Which gas station's open at 11. Where the pharmacy is at six on a Sunday. The closest urgent care if the kid hits the dock the wrong way.
We list the boring stuff so the vacation works.
A family-owned, full-service grocery store on Smiley Road in Nisswa, with garden-fresh produce and a UPS drop-off counter.
A Level III Trauma Center and Primary Stroke Center in Brainerd — the region's main 24-hour emergency department.