Tours
Saturday, August 20, 2005
Pre-registration is required for all tours. If you are interested in signing up for any of these tours please register online or download the registration form below. All tours are managed by metroConnections.
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ST. PAUL'S NOTORIOUS PAST
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
$25.00 per person
Baby Face Nelson...Machine Gun Kelly...Kid Caan...Ma Barker...those are the names Americans--especially Minnesotans, St. Paulites in particular--were familiar with during prohibition. Alvin "Creepy" Karpis once said, "if you were looking for a guy you had not seen in a few months, you usually thought of two places: Prison or St. Paul."
Today, our guide is the embodiment of the "untouchables" that busted kegs and hustled thugs off to the hoosegow during the days of prohibition. This was an era when things were not always what they seemed...St. Paul was more than a quiet, picturesque river town! We will drive by the place where one local gangster blew up a rival, see where Dillinger had a shoot-out with St. Paul police and stop at the Landmark Center, once the site of famous gangster trials!
Our final stop will be the "Caves." Dug in the early 1800s out of a layer of rock known as St. Peter Sandstone, the Caves were established as a mushroom-growing business in the late 1800s, and then a nightclub in the 1930s. If you listen carefully, you can still hear bands such as the Dorsey Brothers and Cab Calloway. St. Paul served as a cooling-off area for gangsters, and you'll even see a "Gangster Gallery" show off some of the Caves' more notorious past visitors.
CANOEING
10 am - 3 pm
$59.00 per person
We'll travel about 45 minutes from the Twin Cities to an area called Taylors Falls. Our departing point will be from Interstate Park in Minnesota on the St. Croix River (this river flows between Minnesota and Wisconsin).
Taylors Falls has an abundance of unique rock formations that were left behind as the glacier retreated thousands of years ago. Among the most outstanding formations is the huge stone cross, for which the St. Croix River, meaning "Sacred Cross", was named by an early French explorer. The world's largest glacial kettles or "pot holes" along with the Devil's Chair, Lion's Head and Turk's Head are just a few of the sites that can be seen from the canoes. Various forms of wildlife can be seen from all canoes.
A box lunch and non-alcoholic beverages will be provided while canoeing.
GOLFING AT MAJESTIC OAKS
10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
$75.00 per person
Majestic Oaks has firmly established itself as the #1 corporate golf facility in the Twin Cities and the largest public course in Minnesota, with two 18-hole, beautifully groomed courses, an executive nine, and a full-service pro shop. Voted "Best Country Club" by Minnesota Meetings and Events Magazine, Winter 2003. Greens fees and cart included.
HISTORIC MINNESOTA
10:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
$46.00 per person
Today, we will depart for Saint Paul, a charming, historic capital city. Magnificent Art Deco and Victorian reminders of the past nestle next to sleek skyscrapers, giving the Capital City a certain European feel.
First we'll visit the Alexander Ramsey House. Ramsey was the first territorial governor, second governor, United States Senator and Secretary of War in the 1800s. Then we�ll visit the James J. Hill House. Hill was the man behind the success of the Great Northern Railway.
Our final stop will be lunch at Forepaugh's, an elegant Victorian mansion that was the belle of the neighborhood when Minnesota was a brand-new state. Mansion tours and lunch included.
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