Cycled around an industrial area of St. Paul’s Midway. Spotted Bang Brewery, housed in a grain bin. Peered through the door at vats biding their time.
Category: St. Paul
Union Depot
Cycled to St. Paul’s Union Depot. Took the train home.
In Pursuit of Fire Stations
Cycled with a friend past eight former St. Paul fire stations, and a monument in Oakland Cemetery to firefighters who lost their lives while on duty. This fire station, built in 1872, was St. Paul’s first.
Lamplighter
Cycled through St. Paul with a friend looking for vestiges of the past. Spotted this lamplighter, frozen in time, on a residential street.
East Side Freedom Library
Cycled over to St. Paul’s East Side with a friend to visit another Carnegie Library: East Side Freedom Library. Formerly a public library, this institution is a nonprofit with a mission to “inspire solidarity, advocate for justice and work toward equity for all.”
Two Carnegie Libraries
Cycled to two Carnegie libraries in St. Paul.
Agricultural School
Cycled past agricultural fields at the University of Minnesota, St. Paul.
Rocky Road
Dismounted.
Woolly Mammoth
Stared down a former resident of Minnesota: a woolly mammoth.
Old-Time Voting Machine
“Voted” using an old-school voting machine at the Minnesota History Center’s “1968 Exhibit.” I’ve already voted in today’s general election via mail.