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LIFE IN CAMBRIA COUNTRY

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● TORONTO | EVERGREEN BRICK WORKS Explore this 1880s factory-turned-urban gathering space with trails, paths, and a Saturday Farmers’ Market. Toronto, evergreen.ca

● BELLE PLAINE, MN | MINNESOTA RIVER VALLEY NATIONAL SCENIC BYWAY Drive south from Belle Plaine to Riverfront Park in Mankato. mnrivervalley.com

Our Recruiting Team enjoys a Twins home game at Target Field. Left to right: Jordan Schueneman, Stephanie Smith, Lori Kraus, and Justin Taormina

INSET: Carrie Haugen, Media Manager, and son Cooper at the Twins game, compliments of Cambria.

BY MELINDA NELSON

● INDIANAPOLIS | THE VIRGINIA B. FAIRBANKS ART & NATURE PARK Spend the day exploring meadows, woodlands, and wetlands in this museum art park. Indianapolis, discovernewfields.org

● PALM DESERT | THE LIVING DESERT ZOO AND GARDENS Ride a carousel, feed a giraffe, and go for a hike at this award-winning zoo and botanical gardens. Palm Desert, livingdesert.org

● BELLE PLAINE, MN | UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA LANDSCAPE ARBORETUM Welcome spring with an easy walk through gardens, woods, prairies, and wetlands. Chanhassen, arb.umn.edu

● CLEVELAND | TOWNER’S WOODS PARK Hike the hills and check out the 2,000-year-old Hopewell Indian burial mound. Kent, portagecounty-oh.gov

● TORONTO | HOCKLEY ROAD Head out of Toronto for a picturesque drive through bucolic countryside. Southern Ontario

● INDIANAPOLIS | THE NATIONAL ROAD Explore “The Road That Built the Nation,” authorized by Congress in 1806. nps.gov

● PALM DESERT | PINES TO PALMS SCENIC BYWAY Drive or hike this breathtaking route through the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains. Near Palm Desert, blm.gov

● INDIANAPOLIS | CHILDREN’S MUSEUM OF INDIANAPOLIS

Tour the National Art Museum of Sport and then create your own work of art. Indianapolis, childrensmuseum.org

● BELLE PLAINE, MN | WALKER ART CENTER Take the kids to Free First Saturdays with films, workshops, creative activities, and more. Minneapolis, walkerart.org

● CLEVELAND | ART HOUSE, INC. Take part in Family Open Studio, a free monthly workshop at this neighborhood art center. Cleveland, arthouseinc.org

● PALM DESERT | OLD TOWN ARTISAN STUDIOS Sign up for youth and adult classes in painting, drawing, pottery, sculpture, glassmaking, and more. La Quinta, oldtownartisanstudio.org

● CLEVELAND | LAKE ERIE BLUFFS Drive along the shoreline and explore the bluffs and beaches. Perry Township, lakemetroparks.com

● TORONTO | ART GALLERY OF ONTARIO Introduce your kids to painting, life drawing, cartooning, and other artmaking techniques with a fun online class. Toronto, ago.ca

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Classic: The Cuban

Serves 6

INGREDIENTS

Cilantro Sauce

5 sprigs fresh mint

4 cloves garlic

2 jalapeño peppers, seeds and white pith removed

2 limes, juiced and zested

1 large bunch cilantro, both leaves and tender stems

¼ cup fresh basil leaves

¼ cup olive oil

¼ cup mayonnaise

½ teaspoon kosher salt

Sandwich

12 slices thick-cut smoked ham