Winter Carnival Legend
From:
Jane McClure
Date:
2007 Jan 30 02:22 UTC
Short link
When the Taste of Minnesota was at the state capitol grounds, the West Side's
Prospect Park was a great place to sit and watch the fireworks. I'd assume it's
the same now that Taste is at Harriet Island.
As for Williams Hill, if you check the Pi Press archives, Don Boxmeyer did a
great story several years ago about the hill's demise -- which was actually
caused by several factors.
But aren't we forgetting the other part of Winter Carnival legend -- the geezer
princes and the young babe princesses? :-P
Jane McClure
Merriam Park
-----Original Message-----
>From: William Kahn <<email obscured>>
>Sent: Jan 29, 2007 8:08 PM
>To: SPIF <<email obscured>>
>Subject: Re: [SPIF] Winter Carnival Legend
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>On Jan 29, 2007, at 4:28 PM, <email obscured> wrote:
>>> Isn't Prospect Park in Minneapolis?
>>
>> Well, there's one there - but there's another one on the bluff
>> overlooking
>> Downtown Saint Paul on the West Side. That name is the only one we
>> have
>> for what you might otherwise call "The West Side Bluff".
>
>Well shucks, Erik. I had my hopes up for my neighborhood, but was not
>unaware of the park on the West Side having driven past it in my cab
>once or twice--hopes dashed again. Our Prospect Park is at a higher
>elevation than your Prospect Park, though. We'll have to make do with
>Loppets, pond hockey tourneys, and hollidazzles; but that's all
>across the river from Prospect Park because--except the odd U of MN
>hockey riot--not much goes on here in the winter... Oh, I was
>forgetting the Fire and Ice Festival this Saturday night at our
>little Luxton Park here in the Minneapolis Prospect Park
>neighborhood: just a bonfire, horse drawn hayrides, skating, a little
>food. If you'd be over-stimulated by the closing weekend of the
>Winter Carnival with your torchlight parades, circuses, fireworks,
>and your vulcan victory dances; you're more than welcome here
>starting a 5:30 P.M., I'm sure.
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