December 2017 Plymouth Magazine

In the December issue we're checking out how the Healthy Hands cooking class puts a new twist on holiday baking.

Mark Wahl, a photographer of 40 years, spent years on this photo alone. After having a vision in mind, he wanted the conditions of the photo to be perfect, a shot where the train is coming through a snowstorm at the perfect time—twilight.

 

As the end of the holiday shopping season draws near, sometimes you’re left looking for the perfect gift for the last few people. If you have someone on your list who likes to cook, bake or brew beer—or anyone who finds themselves in the kitchen from time to time—we can help.

 

Looking for healthier options during the holidays for your kids? Plymouth offers Healthy Hands Cooking classes for a young child along with a parent, and one for older children.

 

Pet owners know the joys and benefits of having a special animal in their lives. And some pets can do even more.

 

Josh Kruse was living in Iowa when his college friend Nick Netley asked him to move to Minnesota and open up a dog daycare and boarding facility with him.

 

On a December night every year, the students and families of Oakwood Elementary gather to give back in a big way.

 

We’re a few months into winter and Debbi Soeffker and Randy Mayer's geraniums lay dormant, waiting to be repotted and replanted for the spring. With a little more than 40 geranium plants, you could even say that the Plymouth couple’s hobby has grown through the years.

 

This holiday season, Interfaith Outreach is asking area residents to press pause on material traditions to spend one night away from the comfort of their beds and devices in a new community-wide fundraising event called “The Bedless Night.”  While this is a new event, it's the 22nd year that the

 

There are adventure programs galore at Plymouth Parks and Recreation, with options anywhere from golf, archery and sailing lessons for kids as young as 3, to sunset yoga for adults and everything in between.

 

Sky Zone has something for everyone: large spaces for freestyle jumping, a Sky Slam center consisting of basketball hoops, dodgeball rings with foam balls and even a Foam Zone creating huge air and soft landings for those tricks they’re not qui

 

Treat your loved ones to some TLC at the local spa.

 

Fired Up Studios provides the space and equipment to allow clay artists and potters of all levels to explore their creativity and work in a supportive environment.

 

Looking to try a different activity next time you get together with friends? Zero Hour Escape Rooms is an immersive, interactive experience where you follow clues and solve puzzles to escape a room before the clock runs out.

 

A local non-profit is seeking to capture the camaraderie within the local home brewer community and help make the world a better place, one beer at a time. Behind this idea is Plymouth resident and home brewer Josh Janos.