Category Archives: Minnesota

After the conference, I drove over to tour Fort Snelling, but it was closed. The web page said it would be open, but it was closed. A lot of other people were there to see it, but it was closed. … Continue reading →

After the conference, I did a bit of sightseeing. My first stop was Historic Fort Snelling. Fort Snelling was closed. The Internet said it was open, but it was closed. A lot of other people thought it was open, but … Continue reading →

I walked from the river to Target Field through downtown Minneapolis with no map. Now an office building, the Ceresota Building was once the Northwestern Consolidated Milling Company Elevator A. It was built in 1908 and is the largest grain … Continue reading →

On Friday, we didn’t have to be in the booth until 10:00. My coworkers and I got up before dawn and walked the mile or so to the Mississippi River, arriving just as the sun did. We walked across the … Continue reading →

Nicollet Mall I spotted this Dahl Violin Shop sign on the back wall of an old building down the alley across from the Hilton Minneapolis (in the background). When I walked back to get this photo, a policeman was checking … Continue reading →