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 […]

Living in Union Depot

May 21, 2016     Lowertown, Downtown     15 miles The grand and solemn Saint Paul Union Depot is a train station. Although this seems patently obvious, Union […]

Today this eight unit building is called the F. Scott Fitzgerald Row house. Fitzgerald and his parents lived in two different units during their time in Saint Paul.

Inside One of Scottie’s Places

August 26, 2015       Highland Park, Macalester-Groveland, Summit Hill 8.9 miles In his 1934 novel “Tender Is the Night,” F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote, “In any case […]

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 […]