[PRCo] Re: True Tales -- Another Installment

[Fred Schneider]

So, tell us what you think of Minneapolis ... the city, the trolley  
museums, the light rail.  F3 has his opinions.   I've liked the place  
for years.  If your there on Saturdays and Sundays, you must enjoy  
the steam boat that the former Minnesota Transportation Museum  
resurrected from the bottom of the lake and restored.  Or ride  
trolleysThursdays, Saturdays, Sundays in Excelsior or every night at  
this time of the week on the Como-Harriett line.   The Minnesota  
Transportation Museum broke up because the steam types began to  
exploit the funds that the boat and trolley people collected for  
their projects and it just didn't go over well, so today they are  
three separate groups.

http://www.trolleyride.org/

http://www.steamboatminnehaha.org/

http://www.metrotransit.org/rail/

Fred says that the area is characterized by two seasons: winter and  
mosquitos.   Fodors On Line says the following.   One of the more  
interesting of the downtown mansions in St. Paul, by the way, is the  
James J. Hill mansion, right next to the cathedral, which is also an  
art museum.    Remember guys, Hill put together the empire comprising  
the  Burlington, the Great Northern, and the Northern Pacific railroads.
Downtown Minneapolis is easily walkable in any season. The area is  
home to many fine stores, more than 30 theaters, two world-class art  
museums, and three professional sports teams. Much of downtown,  
including the Nicollet Mall, a mile-long pedestrian mall, is  
connected by a system of covered second-story skyways, which helps  
keep the city running even on the coldest days. With an average  
temperature of 18°F in December, 12°F in January, and 18°F again in  
February in these parts, the opportunity to stay indoors can be a  
definite plus. (In general, skyways remain open during the business  
hours of the buildings they connect.) Many sights you'll want to  
visit are beyond downtown Minneapolis, however, so wheels are necessary.

Downtown St. Paul, like its twin 8 miles west, is also easily  
explored on foot thanks to its all-weather, climate-controlled skyway  
system. The city's architectural landmarks include bridges that span  
the Mississippi River, grand mansions from the fur-trading days, and  
the majestic Roman Catholic Cathedral of St. Paul.



I'll be there myself in a month....



On May 21, 2007, at 8:22 PM, Derrick J Brashear wrote:

> On Mon, 21 May 2007, Herb Brannon wrote:
>
>> I probably did relate some of the "True Tales" back in the period
>> 1999-2001. However, all those old emails are long gone with the  
>> old ISP.
>> Most of the list members have not read them. So, if some of them  
>> (this
>> is the first, however) were related to the List back 'in the day',  
>> bear
>> with me. I want to do something with all of them at a later date.
>
> Are they in the archives?
>
> Hello, from Minneapolis, BTW. 4th city in 3 days, and I'll see 2  
> more by
> the end of the week.
>
>
>