A great deal of brewing history remains around the West End. Learn more and meet two of the artists living in the former Schmidt Brewery and tour the stunning buildings known as Schmidt Artist Lofts.
Victoria Park Revisited
October 1, 2016 Highland Park, West End (West 7th) 16 miles Rather than ride the Samuel Morgan Trail that parallels Shepard Road, I slipped into the tranquil Crosby Farm Regional […]
Booted From The Hollow, Bounced From the Flats
Saturday, April 18, 2015 Macalester-Groveland, Hamline-Midway, Frogtown, Payne-Phalen (Swede Hollow), Downtown, West End, Highland Park Garages: intentionally functional but not usually stylish and seldom worth more than a glance, but […]
Schools, Pools, Beer and Deer
Macalester-Groveland, Highland Park, West End Saturday, September 6, 2014 11.9 miles: Students in Saint Paul went back to school this week, making the visit one of my favorite school buildings, […]
Moo and Brew
July 19, 2013 10.03 miles Macalester-Groveland, West End a.k.a. West Seventh You may have seen cow that “lives” at the house on the corner of Randolph and Warwick Street on […]
Houses, Warehouses and Brew Houses
June 11, 2013 10.75 miles. St. Anthony Park. There is a couple block slice of Merriam Park just north of Marshall Avenue, between Cleveland and Cretin Avenues sometimes called “Pill […]
Jefferson, Smith and Cherokee
April 1, 2012 12.8 miles I know better than put total trust in the weather forecast but still, yesterday’s cool, grey weather was disappointing and enough to scuttle my planned […]
Thoughts of Candy and Beer
August 3, 2011 I got a late start tonight, which means a shorter ride. While early August is still full-on summer temperature-wise, the solstice is nearly 40 days past and […]
Go West End Young Man
August 2, 2011 11 miles It’s National Night Out so I had to take a ride tonight. What a great night for a ride-beautiful weather and lots of people are […]