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Lost Landmarks Near the Capitol and East Side

May 4, 2023 25.25 miles Macalester-Groveland, West End, Downtown, Capitol Heights, Dayton’s Bluff, East Side Plentiful signs of spring this fine May day, starting on […]

Birds at Pig's eye

The Largest, Hardest-to-Find Park In Saint Paul

July 6, 2022 Highland Park, West End/West 7th, Downtown, Lowertown, Battle Creek 24.3 miles Below, the map of the July 6, 2022 Ride. Saint Paul […]

"Metaphorasaurus" measured about seven feet tall and close to 15 feet long.

It Began With a Tyrannosaurus

September 2, 2019 Downtown, Payne-Phalen, Railroad Island, Dayton’s Bluff 20.5 Miles In all my rides around Saint Paul, I’d never seen a dinosaur, nor had […]

Sage Holban stands next to the "guerilla traffic" stop. Behind her is the unfinished pavement painting.

The First Time In Capitol Heights, Mount Airy and Back to the Bluff

Frogtown (Capitol Heights, Mount Airy), Payne-Phalen, East Side (Dayton’s Bluff) 27 Miles July 14, 2018 Capitol Heights There is a small section of Frogtown, immediately […]

Now in the tunnel and looking east, at Lake Phalen. The beach is far off in the distance.

The Northeast Corner

Highland Park, Mac-Groveland, Merriam Park, Lexington-Hamline, Frogtown (Thomas-Dale), North End, Payne-Phalen, East Side July 30, 2017 31.7 Miles This ride turned out to be one […]

These boxes on 18 foot high shelves contain judicial records and manuscripts. The Records Center has been getting these boxes since the History Center storage reached capacity.

Combing through Minnesota’s Attic

25.6 miles (11.86 miles to MnHS; 13.74 miles home) Macalester-Groveland, Summit-University, Frogtown, North End, Payne-Phalen After months of conversation, coordination, and anticipation I was finally […]

The police museum exhibits on the second floor occupy a room about 25 feet by 10 feet. The volume of artifacts relegates many to storage areas around the police HQ.

Digging History

July 31, 2015       Lexington-Hamline, Downtown, Swede Hollow     17 miles “History” is an interesting word. Sure, it refers to the past, but history ranges from a […]

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 […]

Opening Day 2013! (part 2)

April 27, 2013 20.33 miles It was after 1 o’clock, I’d been riding for more than two and a-half hours and I felt my blood […]

Opening Day 2013! (part 1)

April 27, 2013 Part 1 of 2 20.3 miles total There are very few days when nearly everyone I see while riding is visibly happy, […]