Wheelock Parkway is one of the most interesting and pleasant bike paths in Saint Paul. Its name reflects some important, but mostly forgotten, history. On the way, public art displayed at a business and a home.
The two year trek from Germany to Saint Paul
October 6, 2024 8 Miles Highland Park, Macalester-Groveland, Frogtown I initially glimpsed this most unusual vehicle on October 4, as I pedaled north on Pascal Street in Frogtown. I glanced […]
An East Side Craftsman’s Link to the Hill House?
September 25, 202425.5 miles Hamline-Midway, Como, Payne-Phalen The appearance of an enormous metal loon sculpture in the Midway generated a great deal of media coverage so I cruised over to […]
The unusual homes and lots on Ames Avenue
Learn why the opening of Dickerman Park on University Ave. came about 115 years after the city acquired the land, a peek at a couple of blocks on Arcade St., and Ames Ave., where no two lots are the same.
Signs, Signs, Everywhere There are Signs
Como, North End, Payne-Phalen March 11, 2024 23.8 miles The map of the March 11, 2024 ride, above. A Little Free Library has taken up residence within an old newspaper […]
The Remarkable Garden of Miss Iris
May 10, 2022 Lexington-Hamline, Hamline-Midway, Frogtown, North End 17 miles Lexington-Hamline The practical purpose of garages — storage — means they play a secondary role to the importance, look and […]
I Didn’t Get Arrested!
April 5, 2020 12 miles Macalester-Groveland, Merriam Park, Summit-University, Summit Hill The 2020 Saint Paul By Bike riding season began today. The expedition was suitably unnatural first and foremost because […]
The Ever Evolving Midway
September 10, 2019 13.4 Miles Lexington-Hamline, Midway I’ve spent a lot of time in the Midway shopping, eating, walking, biking and waiting at stoplights over more than three decades in […]
Hidden, but Not Really
June 26, 2015 19.96 miles (but I’m saying 20 miles) Macalester-Groveland, Summit-University, St. Anthony Park, Hamline-Midway When you mention Summit Avenue, most people think of the eastern part of […]
What I “Lafond” on Blair
Sunday, August 24, 2014 Mac-Groveland, Hamline-Midway, Frogtown (Thomas Dale) 15.5 miles My irrational fascination with manhole covers prompted the first stop of today’s ride barely two block after starting. This […]