City of St. Paul
Popularly known as “The Silver
City”, this capital of Minnesota is
its second most populous city. Saint
Paul City is also known as the twin
city of Minneapolis. Being joined by
the Minnesota and Mississippi River,
they form the core of
Minneapolis-Saint Paul metropolitan
area. The most popular activity in
this saintly city is the Saint Paul
Winter Carnival, which as the name
suggests is held during the winter
season.
This one of a kind event features
an ice palace, ice sculpting, winter
activities and of course, winter
food. The Como Zoo and
Conservatory is also famous all
year-round, together with the
adjacent Japanese Garden. Arts and
cultural shows are also abundant in
this city, held downtown at its
historic Landmark Center. Equally
popular are the various parks such
as the Battle Creek Regional Park,
Highland Park, Harriet Island
Regional Park, Indian Mounds Park,
Lake Phalen, Lake Como, Rice Par and
the Wabasha Street Caves.
And of course, how could one
forget the world-famous Mississippi
River that offers breathtaking views
and areas for simply enjoying the
miraculous beauty of nature. Saint
Paul City is also noted as the
birthplace of Snoopy’s creator, the
famous cartoonist Charles M. Schulz.
Masters of other arts also breathed
in this city such as photographer
John Vachon, playwright August
Wilson, and painter LeRoy Neiman. |
