Tuesday, August 25, 2015

Celebrate STATE Labor FAIR Day. It's all here!

We are hosting a major event for the University of Minnesota's Institute on the Environment, where we will showcase all of the Sustainability efforts put forth during the Pioneer Endicott Building's renovation project (video), so "recycle & reuse" is the theme of the week.  It's in the same vein that this week's Blog Post is going to re-purpose a post from last year... with updates and a bit of original content.

Please consider this your one-stop-shop for everything that is Saint Paul leading up to - and including - Labor Day 2015!  Then share it with your friends and get out your Social Calendars!!




Minnesota State Fair August 27 - September 7 "At a Glance" and visit the Pioneer Endicott Events Page to see who is headlining on the Grand Stand.

Full Event Calendar for August 27
Full Event Calendar for August 28
Full Event Calendar for August 29
Full Event Calendar for August 30
Full Event Calendar for August 31
Full Event Calendar for September 1
Full Event Calendar for September 2
Full Event Calendar for September 3
Full Event Calendar for September 4
Full Event Calendar for September 5
Full Event Calendar for September 6
Full Labor Day Event Calendar


How to get there?  Well, that's one of the benefits of Legendary Downtown Living:
Pioneer Endicott to State Fair Green Line & Bus Schedule
Pioneer Endicott to State Fair Bus Line (photo: CC/Flickr/Michael Hicks)


Feel like you've enjoyed enough food on a stick to last a lifetime?  Then work in a few of these special Saint Paul tours:
Minnesota State Capitol “Self Guided” Tour: The Minnesota State Capitol is currently undergoing a major restoration and repair effort and is closed to the public. Capitol tours have been suspended until the construction work is completed in 2017. Self-guided tours of the Capitol Mall remain available.
Self-Guided Tours
Explore the Capitol Mall on your own with a cell phone tour. Call 877-411-4123 to access History on the Spot Cell Phone Tours (minute charges may apply.) Select the Minnesota State Capitol Mall tour to explore more than 20 monuments and memorials on the Capitol grounds with information about the artists who created each piece.
The tour includes memorials recognizing World War II, Korean and Vietnam War veterans; a reproduction of the Liberty Bell; a commemorative garden in honor of Minnesota suffragists; and sculptures honoring such diverse figures as Charles Lindbergh, Governor John Johnson, and Norwegian explorer, Leif Erickson.

The History on the Spot program is made possible through the support of the Richard & Shirley DeLeo Fund for Historic Sites.

An online tour is available for guests who want to learn more about the Capitol Mall Memorials and Remembrances before arriving at the Capitol.


  •  James J. Hill House Tours: This 75-minute tour is offered every half hour Wednesday through Sunday. Reservations are recommended! Shorter tours, known as the Art Gallery Tours are only available on Mondays and Tuesdays, this historic gallery features hanging exhibits of Minnesota arts and artists. 
  • Cave Tours: check out the Wabasha Street Caves in this 45-minute walking tour of the 'speakeasy' for the old gangsters. 11am September 5-7. Or try the St. Paul Gangster tours: a guided two hour crooks tour. 12pm September 5 (may add September 6)
  • Summit Avenue Walking Tour: this tour focuses on the architecture, original owners, social history and current preservation issues currently facing this nationally recognized historic district. The tour covers 1.4 miles and takes 90 minutes. Consider making reservations.
  • Landmark Center Public Tour: learn about the building's history, architecture, restoration, preservation, and famous and infamous personages. Sunday, September 6 at noon.
  • Cathedral of St. Paul Tour: each year, the Cathedral of St. Paul welcomes over 200,000 visitors! Tour this historical landmark Monday through Friday at 1:00pm.

Celebrate Minnesota!
  • Historic Fort Snelling: World War I Weekend: in this new program, families can learn about Minnesota's role in the Great War by visiting costumed staff and re-enactors, watching military demonstrations, and by experiencing what life was like for Minnesotans during this crucial era.
    • September 5 - September 7 - 10:00am - 5:00pm
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Commence FUN!

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