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 […]

Dog Nearly Bites Man and Converted Churches On Dayton’s Bluff

September 27, 2021 Downtown, Lowertown, Dayton’s Bluff 20.1 miles The route map of my September 27, 2021 ride. The map is zoomable. A sunny late […]

The front (Marion Street side) of Paul & Sheila Wellstone Elementary, built in 1926 as Washington High School. The school is framed through a fence on Rice Street.

Icons of the North End and Folks Who’ve Hung Out There

Macalester-Groveland, Lexington-Hamline, Frogtown, North End, Downtown, Irvine Park, West 7th 23 Miles June 15, 2021 Lexington-Hamline Though my travels around the city concentrate on streets, […]

A Schoolhouse, A Parkview, A Lakeview

April 16, 2016 Highland Park, Hamline-Midway, Como, North End     17 Miles April rides can look gloomy no matter the temperature, with few signs of spring, […]

Looking down the Walnut Street Steps you can see United Hospital and related medical buildings.

Below the Summit

October 10, 2015 12 Miles       Summit-University, Crocus Hill This ride wasn’t long in terms of mileage but it covered substantial amounts of local history and […]

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 […]

Charles, Churches and Culture-part 2

May 24, 2014 17.9 miles      Macalester-Groveland, Lexington-Hamline, Frogtown, North End I spent much of the first portion of this ride in Frogtown and on […]

Charles, Churches and Culture-part 1

May 24, 2014 17.9 miles      Macalester-Groveland, Lexington-Hamline, Frogtown, North End Houses of worship flourish in Saint Paul. My rides have taken me past large, […]

The Marshall Plan

Summit-University, Ramsey Hill, Cathedral Hill     August 17, 2013 13.7 miles Marshall Avenue from Chatsworth eastward is one of the most mottled thoroughfares I’ve […]

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, […]