Cadillacs, Commemoration, Cribs and Construction

Classic Cadillacs, a moving display of military flags, the scenic but underused Kellogg Mall Park and road construction projects. Other notable sights include old homes and a new East Side Fire house.

picture of grey housek-735 Conway-and its gravel driveway

We Didn’t Take a Bath for a Year

June 20, 2025 22.2 Miles Macalester-Groveland, Summit-University, Summit Hill, Downtown, Dayton’s Bluff, Lowertown Flags have become a popular way to show support for athletic teams, universities and even countries. A […]

A 125 Year Legacy In the North End

October 4, 2024 20.3 Miles Macalester-Groveland, North End, East Side Spotted in Macalester-Groveland, a fake snake and an unorthodox Halloween showcase. Halloween Bling at 1777 Lincoln Avenue. Frogtown Speeding north […]

Castle-like home at 1478 Ames

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.

A retention pond at the north end of the sanctuary.

Parking Lots and a Rail Yard Then, Parks Now

Come along to two parks with very different but colorful histories.

89 Morton St.

The Unique Dome Home On Morton Street

The hilly West Side has its ups and downs-literally, the notch in St. Paul’s southern border and stumbling onto a geodesic dome house on Morton Street.

Really living on the Mississippi River

Downtown, West Side September 19, 2022 8.4 miles When someone says they’re living on the Mississippi River, they really mean along the river. The few who truly do live 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 is a river town. No […]

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 […]

Mallards on Loeb Lake

Sylvan Sights Around a Cemetery

21 milesOctober 18, 2021Como, North End The map of the October 18, 2021 ride. Sylvan means relating to, or inhabiting the woods. While the ride didn’t start that way, the […]