Newly Constructed St. Paul Peaks of the Mississippi Mountain Range

 

St. Paul, MN.

 

Spring in St. Paul will be very welcome this year as the City prepares to show off their newly constructed mountain range. 

In an effort to increase tourism, St. Paul, MN has rewritten the geology books for the Mississippi River.  A foreward-thinking City Council with strong encouragement from the Economic Council voted to enhance the City's skyline by having a mountain range developed. 

After a short environmental study, it was determined St. Paul would benefit from winter tourism, extra snow capture from the expanded land mass and of course esthetic enhancement of having lovely snow capped mountains in the back drop.

The idea originated during the politcal conventions prior to the most recent elections.  City Council marveled at how lovely the Democratic National Convention looked in Denver, where the Rocky Mountains enhance the City's skyline.

Impressed with hope and looking for change, St. Paul City Council raised parking fines and taxed vacant houses to appropriate the funds for the St. Paul Mountain Range project.

The project was sponsored by Starbucks and John Deere, both companies were anxious to take on the project because of it's magnanimity. 

World famous, St. Paul photographer, TBoardman, was commissioned to take the first photos.

As the clouds lifted above St. Paul, T was uncharacteristically overwhelmed by the sight, she exclaimed, "It's amazing what a few John Deeres and unlimited Venti Double Shot Mocha Expressos can do!"

Congratulations St. Paul, you rock!

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APR
01
2010
179,436 Points 16 Featured Posts Outside Blog

Gorgeous picture and skyline. What a way to spend the spring a summer with a river and mountains :)

12:59pm • #19

Haha, these comments are great. I will admit that I had to read this more than once though! I am glad I didn't comment with my instincts. Well done!

1:16pm • #20
265,924 Points 8 Featured Posts Called Shot Master

Kristal ... gorgeous pictures but you got your point across!  pippa

2:19pm • #21
Outside Blog

This is one of the best posts i've seen today, but i do like gmail's vowel outage as well!

3:12pm • #23

Way to be on top of this. I think its a great idea for the city.

4:57pm • #24
Outside Blog

Nice picture - I see the Mississippi is flooding Harriet Island so that part of it is accurate anyway.

4:58pm • #25
882,832 Points 50 Featured Posts Localism Sponsor Outside Blog Hit Router Attended Rain Camp

Great chop.  And the Twin Cites would be almost perfect if the mountains were that close... then they'd only need a beach. 

7:21pm • #26
413,712 Points 88 Featured Posts Localism Sponsor Outside Blog Called Shot Master

Darn, wish we'd thought of this out here on the Plains -- our high point of 676 feet would definitely be improved on by a few snow-capped peaks!

8:17pm • #27
250,197 Points 3 Featured Posts

Super fun post Kristal - the two of you did a great job making your city looked like it was plunked down in Colorado!!! LOL

Debi

9:07pm • #28
556,473 Points 11 Featured Posts Outside Blog

Hi Kristal -- Bravo!  I think we should build one of those mountain ranges here in Cleveland, Ohio, on stilts, on top of Lake Erie, so not only can you see downtown, but you can view the lake AND a mountain range at the same time.  This way, one can go snowskiing at 11am and be waterskiing by noon!

11:20pm • #29
321,764 Points 16 Featured Posts Outside Blog Attended Rain Camp Called Shot Master

Hello:

... and April Fool's to you, too! =) Well done, and a lot of thought went into this. Glad it got featured.

11:26pm • #30
623,614 Points 121 Featured Posts Outside Blog

You betcha, it is a good idea, it's no wonder MN is known for it's highly educated population. Of course they would figure out how to do something unique!

Thank you all for stopping by!

kk

11:33pm • #31
APR
02
2010
1 Featured Post

Love the look of it.  Of course, it wipes out Midway and east St.Paul, but it might be worth it.  

We have two seasons in Minnesota, winter and construction.  However, there have been a slew of road construction projects that are lingering on and on.  Can yo take them on as your next project?

12:35am • #32
600,655 Points 45 Featured Posts Outside Blog

Great post, Kristal. At first my mind was asking - What? Kristal's in Denver; it's Teresa Boardman that's in St. Paul.  I looked again and yes, it was you posting about her city (and her). Kudos to both of you for being so associated with your cities - and for promoting each other.  (It's sad when a real estate agent is known for blogging but you can't associate the agent with a place.) 

4:06pm • #33
1,126,396 Points 90 Featured Posts Outside Blog Attended Rain Camp Called Shot Master

Wow, that is a beautiful skyline. Congratulations on your new marketing tool.

6:57pm • #34
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Krystal, you and the rainer who posted AR sold for 22m win for best April Fool's joke!   Took me just a minute to "get it"  but finally I "got it" 

9:03pm • #35
975,855 Points 6 Featured Posts Outside Blog Attended Rain Camp Called Shot Master

Pretty photo. I like how yuor name is etched in your photos and wonder how you do this.

11:23pm • #36
APR
03
2010
623,614 Points 121 Featured Posts Outside Blog

Hey Sharon, I'm glad you figured it out.  I'm laughing here at some of the funny comments. Some folks actually read the post and others are just commenting, or pulling my leg.  LOL whichever it's April Fool's Day and meant for fun!

kk

P.S. Thanks all for stopping by.

12:25am • #37
298,703 Points 49 Featured Posts Outside Blog

Ahhh, so nice to see friends playing pranks.  At first I thought you were visiting T.  Then it dawned on me that I was a little late getting to the post and it all sunk in. 

Fun post.

7:03am • #38

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