Gophers and Cheese

Here are a bunch of fisheye photos from the Show & Shine at Ivan & Jane's Vantasy Island .

Saturday morning at Ivan & Jane's Vantasy Island , I woke up early, left the farm, and headed into nearby Maple Lake for the Gear-Head Get Together .  It's another annual event that I've heard only good things about but had never been to.  Cars, bikes, and assorted vehicles lined the streets and I followed the big sign to the swap meet area.

I went to Ivan and Jane's truck-in in Howard Lake, MN for the first time in August.  It was hosted by Northwestern Vanners & Naughty but Nice Vanners .  They change the theme every year and 2024 was "Vantasy Island".  I heard so many good things about this particular truck-in that I wanted to check it out.  Kenny's farm is like a field of dreams for vanners, from the idyllic setting to the oversized van-themed games.  I brought my son along, stayed Friday and Saturday night and took a ton of photos.  Here's Kenny:

In September 2024, Zac assembled a truly remarkable amount of his Heavy Clothing items that he has made and sold over the past 10+ years and hosted the Cult of Heavy Art Show at Neverest Studio in St Paul.  It lasted 2 days, September 6th & 7th.  I attended the night of the 6th.

While not an official Twin City Vans event, Tommy organized a Fall Cruise on September 28th for both vans and not-vans.  It was beautiful sunny day.