We asked Central Minnesota what are things people do to cool down on a hot Minnesota day. Here are the answers we got.

 

How Minnesotans Cool Down on a Hot Day

 

Ice Cream

There were many ice cream responses. That is not surprising. It helps keep you cool and -- who doesn't love ice cream?

Cold Beverage

Some suggested drinking a cold beverage.

- Changing from hot coffee to iced coffee.

 

- Drinking an ice cold beer.

 

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Anything to do with Minnesota lakes was very popular.

- Dip my toes in one of Minnesota’s 100,000 + lakes.

 

- Visit a lake

 

- Jump in a lake

 

- Go to the lake. Pick one.

 

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When a lake isn't an option, there always something local.

 

- Go swimming The Quarry

 

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If going somewhere like a lake or a swimming pool is not an option, there's always something that everyone has access to for cooling down.

 

- Running through a sprinkler

 

- Take a cool shower

 

- Put a cool washcloth on the back of your neck

 

- A really BIG fan.

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Photo by Jordan Hopkins on Unsplash
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Listen to other people who know because they work in the heat.

 

Advice from a Munsinger Gardener - drink

 

lots of water, eat watermelon and freeze pops.

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Munsinger Gardens, photo by WJON.com's Alex Svejkovsky
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Things that involve exercise seem redundant to trying to stay cool but you are in floating on the water, so you can drop into it.

 

Go kayaking and paddleboarding!

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