It was a beautiful outside today and of course, the kids beg us to take them to the Minnesota History Center. They love the museum part. It was the first time I’ve been there since the Pawlenty Administration cut funding. See, it used to be free but now they have to charge admission and cut their operating hours. When I was last there, it was packed with people. Today, it was eerily quiet. They are hosting an exhibit on the Nazi Olympics plus they have a really cool exhibit called Open House, which traces the life of a real house from the time it was built to the present with all the families, etc. It’s just amazing. It was so sad that there weren’t any people there. We overheard one family lamenting about the cost and how it used to be free. I’m not sure if they paid admission or turned around when they realized they had to pay. The cost isn’t extraordinarily expensive about $24 for a family of four, but it definitely out prices some families. The guy working the admission booth said they are trying to figure out ways to get people in free, but they don’t have anything ready for the near future. See, our legislators are willing to increase taxes and pay for a stadium for the Twins, but they are not willing to fully fund the History Center. It’s so frustrating!