The Minnesota State Fair is a big deal. It runs for 10 days through Labor Day with a total attendance around 1.8 million. This morning, I was one of those attendees. I’m not one for crowds, or food on a stick, or animal competitions. But I do like to drop in on the Fair every… Continue reading Our State Fair
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Our State Fair
Cycled to the Minnesota State Fair, then blogged about it. I had nothing on a stick.
Coffee in a Former Keg House
On today’s cycle ride: repurposed brewery (Grain Belt) warehouse from Sip Coffee Bar in a former keg house.
Steamboat Sighting
One of my favorite sights on Lake Minnetonka, enjoyed during a late lunch/early dinner while out cycling today.
Central European Lunch
Explored Nordeast Minneapolis, caloric Central European lunch at Kramarczuk’s Sausage Company, then home for a nap.
Peace Garden
Paused at origami cranes, Peace Garden, near Lake Harriet, Minneapolis.
Nagasaki/St. Paul
Cycled to Japanese Garden, Como Park, St. Paul, then posted about St. Paul’s sister city.
Yellow Streetcars
Stopped to peek inside the Excelsior Streetcar Line shed on our cycle ride back from Victoria to Hopkins.
Glass Houses and Buried Museums
The Farnsworth House A Glass House in Illinois Completed in 1951, the Farnsworth House, near Plano, Illinois, is widely regarded as one of the major architectural achievements of the twentieth century. Ludwig Mies van der Rohe took his belief that “less is more” almost to the limit by designing a steel-framed, glass-walled box. The box floats… Continue reading Glass Houses and Buried Museums
Chicago Skyline
On my walk today: one final view of the Chicago skyline before heading to O’Hare.