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The Wheelock Parkway bike path is a great ride. Its name reflects some mostly forgotten history. Also, thought provoking public art and a Native nation in Mac-Groveland on this ride.

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It’s over! Goodbye winter.

An East Side Craftsman’s Link to the Hill House? September 25, 202425.5 miles Hamline-Midway, Como, Payne-Phalen The appearance of an enormous metal loon sculpture in the Midway generated a great deal of media coverage so I cruised over to see what the buzz was about. Reportedly the world’s largest loon at 12 feet tall with an 88 foot wingspan, it certainly is impossible to miss, even with all the action at the busy intersection of University and Snelling Avenues.

An East Side Craftsman’s Link to the Hill House?

September 25, 202425.5 miles Hamline-Midway, Como, Payne-Phalen The appearance of an enormous metal loon sculpture in the Midway generated a great deal of media coverage so I cruised over to see what the buzz was about. Reportedly the world’s…

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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.,…

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Saint Paul is home to the original and only Hmong bookstore in the world. Learn about the books and other items there and the owner's unbelievable escape from Laos. The new Frogtown Community Center, its fields…

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Spotted today in Minneapolis.

The Early Morning Paper Route and More Musings of Life In Hayden Heights An East Sider for almost 70 years talks about growing up with 13 siblings, nearby farms becoming homes & more; a cool North End chicken coop & a tiny circle park.

The Early Morning Paper Route and More Musings of Life In Hayden Heights

An East Sider for almost 70 years talks about growing up with 13 siblings, nearby farms becoming homes & more; a cool North End chicken coop & a tiny circle park.

Classic American Cars and a Bookstore On Wheels July 16, 2024 12.6 miles Macalester-Groveland, Merriam Park, Lexington-Hamline, Summit-University (Rondo) Macalester-Groveland One of the most entertaining things about biking around Saint Paul is finding the unheralded or out of the ordinary. A home and fences decorated with hundreds of metal art signs, a yard covered completely with artificial turf, and on this trip, distinctive, decades-old vehicles. Friction between cars, no matter the age, and bikes, or more accurately, riders and drivers, occurs far too often.

Follow along on this ride for classic cars, including a custom-built coupe, a tribute to Philando Castile, homes and buildings in Rondo and Minnesota's only bookstore-on-wheels.