Category Archives: Red Chair

Fort Snelling

Posted on September 28, 2014 by Roger

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 →

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Target Field

Posted on September 26, 2014 by Roger

This statue of Target’s mascot sits outside Target Field, where the Minnesota Twins play. The MLB All-Star Game was held at Target Field this year. Ten statues of Peanuts characters in Twins uniforms were displayed in St. Paul, where creator … Continue reading →

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Downtown Minneapolis

Posted on September 26, 2014 by Roger

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 →

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Loring Park

Posted on September 25, 2014 by Roger

On my walk back to my hotel from the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden, I crossed the Irene Hixon Whitney Bridge, strolled through Loring Park and cut through the Loring Greenway.

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Elgin Public Museum

Posted on August 22, 2014 by Roger

This museum was built in 1906 to display the natural history collection of G.P. Lord. I don’t think a thing has been changed since, which is what gives the museum its charm. It isn’t large and in fact, as far … Continue reading →

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