Elizabeth Foy Larsen

Elizabeth Foy Larsen is a freelance writer and editor whose stories have appeared in numerous local and national publications, including The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Mother Jones, The Daily Beast, Slate, Travel + Leisure, Parents, Family Circle, and StarTribune. Elizabeth is the co-author of the bestselling UNBORED series of family activity books, which taught her how to stop feeling like her family's office manager and enjoy goofing around with her three kids. A native Minnesotan, Elizabeth is also the author of 111 Places in the Twin Cities You Must Not Miss, a guidebook to Minneapolis and St. Paul's hidden gems, including a curling club, former gangster hangouts, and a store with the largest selection of turntable needles in the world. She was an extra in "Purple Rain."