Family spotlights: Segway tour, Harvest Festival

July 27, 2013 at 2:23AM
Insider Tour of Minneapolis by Segway.
Insider Tour of Minneapolis by Segway. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

THE INSIDER TOUR

Zoom through the city on a sunny morning during a Segway tour. A guide will lead you through an exhilarating loop through downtown, beginning at the Minneapolis Convention Center. The three-hour tour continues through Loring Park, Nicollet Mall, the Guthrie Theater and other sites. Reservations requested. (8:30 a.m. Wed. $80. Minneapolis Convention Center, 1301 2nd Av. S., Mpls. 952-888-9200.)

SCOTT-CARVER THRESHERS HARVEST FESTIVAL

A display of vintage farm equipment. Visit the operating blacksmith and print shops. See how students got their education in a one-room schoolhouse. Machinery demonstrations and an antique tractor pull add to the excitement. Also daily parade, craft and flea market. (Thresher Park, north of Hwy. 169 near the Scott County Fairgrounds. 7 a.m.-10 p.m. Fri.-Sat.; 7 a.m.-6:30 p.m. next Sun. $8. Scott County Fairgrounds, 7151 W. 190th St., Jordan. www.scottcarverthreshers.org.)

MELISSA WALKER

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