Est. Minnesota · 45.0°N

A household,
pointed north.

The Kingstedts — a Minnesota family with a soft spot for cold lakes, long horizons, and the steady hum of curious work. This is our small corner of the internet.

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The Compass

Where we are, what we're up to.

A small, honest dashboard of the season's bearings. Updated when something worth saying changes.

This Season

Eyes north for August.

Planning a long RV loop through northern Minnesota and into Canada — the kind of trip that's mostly tackle boxes, headlamps, and the part of the map where cell service stops mattering.

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Currently Reading

Whatever's on the nightstand.

A rotation of business, biography, and the occasional Stephen King for the cabin.

Last Cup

Black, no apology.

Caribou house blend in the morning. Anything dark and deliberate after that.

Background Hum

Sports, sometimes silence.

Twins, Wolves, Cubs in season. Otherwise: wind through pines, or PowerShell scrolling by.

Charted Waters

Places we've been, places on the list.

A loose survey, not a map of home. Drag to spin — it's a globe, after all.

  • CaribbeanVisited
  • MexicoVisited
  • BahamasVisited
  • Northern CanadaAugust '26
  • IcelandWishlist
  • NorwayWishlist
  • AlaskaWishlist
  • ScotlandWishlist
The Power Couple

Two careers. One household.

Behind the family name: a healthcare practice and an enterprise IT shop. Have a project that needs either? We're happy to talk shop.

Meet Ryan & Elizabeth