| wonderful reasons: Minnesota is a great place to live! - 07/12/10 04:08 PM I have been posting wonderful reasons to love St Cloud MN, as part of my hyper-local challenge to myself. I am very happy with where I live, and so is my wife who has a much broader basis for comparison having lived across this great country in many different areas. It ... (4 comments) |
| wonderful reasons: Pantown Historic Neighborhood District North St Cloud MN - 07/12/10 03:57 PM The Pantown Historic District was built as a group of homes for the workers of the Pan Motor Company and the Pandolfo Manufacturing Company in North St Cloud MN. The auto plant was a 22 acre complex of buildings with underground tunnels and from 1917 to 1921 produced approximately 750 vehicles. The location ... (1 comments) |
| wonderful reasons: Barden Park Community and Barden Park Historic District Neighborhood in St Cloud MN - 07/11/10 06:00 PM The Barden Park Historic District in St Cloud MN is located right next to the St Cloud State University campus area at 720 5th Avenue South, Saint Cloud, Minnesota. Barden Park, the oldest community park in St Cloud, is the gateway to the campus. In 2005 Barden Park celebrated it's 150th birthday. Barden Park ... (1 comments) |
| wonderful reasons: There is a WHAT hidden downtown? - 07/10/10 03:58 PM Really? Someone hid a $10,000 diamond ring downtown St Cloud? YES! Really. No there is not a wealthy crazy person running around downtown St Cloud, at least that we know of, and no the diamond fairy is not in the area. This is the 2nd Annual Kruse'n for Diamonds treasure hunt, a ... (7 comments) |
| wonderful reasons: The Southside Historic Neighborhood District in St Cloud MN - 07/09/10 11:56 AM In St Cloud MN there are 3 residential historic neighborhoods: The Pantown Historic District, Barden Park Historic District, and the Southside Historic District. In 1992 the Heritage Preservation Commission took a survey of the St Cloud MN area to find the most architecturally significant and historic sites in the city. ... (3 comments) |
| wonderful reasons: Beaver Island Trail and Park - another wonderful reason to love St Cloud MN - 07/08/10 12:23 AM Beaver Island Trail and Park Beaver Island Park is 24.5 acres of beautiful scenic water front with paths to bike, walk, in line skate, or jog on, it is also accessible by wheelchair. It is a great example of what this area looked like before it was populated. The Beaver Island Park ... (0 comments) |
| wonderful reasons: Paramount Theatre and Visual Arts Center Downtown St Cloud MN - a wonderful reason to love St Cloud - 07/07/10 04:50 PM The Paramount Theatre and Visual Arts Center in downtown St Cloud MN was established in 1921 as the Sherman Theatre featuring vaudeville acts, operas, concerts, animal acts, plays, movies and speakers. This is how the grand tradition of entertainment began at the Paramount and it is one of my favorite reasons ... (2 comments) |
| wonderful reasons: The Great River Regional Public Library of St Cloud - another wonderful reason to love St Cloud - 07/06/10 06:47 PM The Great River Regional Public Library of St Cloud was built in 2008 on the old site of Miller Pontiac in downtown St Cloud MN. This impressive building is highly visible and lends great visual style to the downtown area and is one more wonderful reason to love St Cloud ... (0 comments) |
| wonderful reasons: St Cloud Veterans Administration Medical Center - another wonderful reason to love St Cloud MN - 07/05/10 11:57 PM In August of 1965 my family moved into a new home on the corner 37th Ave and 12th St N, at the very edge of the city of St Cloud MN. Across the dirt street was a high fence topped with barbed wire that marked the border of the Veterans ... (2 comments) |
| wonderful reasons: St Cloud Civic Center home of The Minnesota Amateur Baseball Hall of Fame - another reason to love St Cloud MN - 07/04/10 12:22 AM "If you build it, they will come!" The St Cloud Civic Center is already a destination for events large and small in the heart of downtown St Cloud MN. Nestled against the west bank of the Mississippi River between the new Highway 23 bridge and the Veterans Bridge (St. Germain) the ... (0 comments) |
| wonderful reasons: Independence Day July 4, 2010 - Celebrating our free nation with family, friends, food, fun and festivities in St Cloud Minnesota - 07/03/10 01:23 AM The 4th of July is one of my favorite holidays, we get to celebrate the fact that we live in a free nation. Add to that the part where I get to spend some time with the people I care about and catch up. Then add the ... (3 comments) |
| wonderful reasons: The entrepreneurial Spirit is HERE - another wonderful reason to love St Cloud MN - 07/02/10 01:20 AM The entrepreneurial Spirit is here - another wonderful reason to love St Cloud MN With the 4th of July just 2 days away, and after posting about Clemens Gardens yesterday, I got to thinking about all of the entrepreneurs we have and have had in St Cloud and how proud I am to be ... (2 comments) |
| wonderful reasons: Clemens Gardens - a wonderful reason to love St Cloud MN - 07/01/10 03:21 AM Clemens Gardens A Gift of Love The beautiful flowers, fountains and brick laid paths at Clemens Gardens have a very special meaning. They are the creation of William Clemens who loved Virginia Rose Clemens, his wife. As Virginia became more debilitated by illness William acquired the land across from their home and ... (1 comments) |
| wonderful reasons: Munsinger Gardens - another wonderful reason to love St Cloud MN - 06/30/10 12:08 AM Munsinger Gardens - another wonderful reason to love St Cloud MN Many cities have a landmark, site or feature that you simply must see while you are in town. Set along the banks of the Mississippi River under mature oak and pine trees surrounded by lush shade gardens with winding stone lined walking ... (3 comments) |
| wonderful reasons: A river runs through it - another wonderful reason to love St Cloud MN - 06/29/10 01:10 AM A river runs through it - another wonderful reason to love St Cloud MN - Day 7 The mighty Mississippi River is part of the heart of St Cloud MN. It runs through Sartell then into Sauk Rapids and winds through St Cloud, providing wonderful views, fishing and life to plants ... (3 comments) |
| wonderful reasons: St Cloud MN is featured in a national commercial - 06/28/10 11:28 AM I think the St Cloud MN area is a great place and I am not the only one. St Cloud MN is featured in a national commercial for the Tempur-Pedic Cloud. I was surprised to see some very local places featured on a commercial the other evening including a home I ... (3 comments) |
| wonderful reasons: Disc Golf/ Frisbee® Golf - another wonderful reason to love St Cloud MN - 06/27/10 11:22 PM Disc Golf/ Frisbee® Golf - another wonderful reason to love St Cloud MN - Day 6 On a sunny day out at Riverside Park in St Cloud MN, you can easily find those who will tell you that this is the greatest sport EVER! And around St Cloud Disc Golf has been growing in popularity ... (0 comments) |
| wonderful reasons: Hemsing's Delicatessen - another wonderful reason to love St Cloud MN - 06/27/10 02:04 AM The best place to stop in St Cloud MN for a quick bite on the go is Hemsing's Delicatessen - another wonderful reason to love St Cloud MN - Day 5 Hemsing's Delicatessen est.1967 and located in the historic area of downtown St. Cloud, is an island in a sea of franchises, and has ... (2 comments) |
| wonderful reasons: Minnesota Grown Farmer's markets! - another reason to love St Cloud MN - 06/26/10 02:03 AM Minnesota Grown Farmer's Markets - Wonderful reasons to love St Cloud, Sauk Rapids, and St Joseph MN - Day 4 Nothing is sweeter than biting into a fresh berry and knowing it was grown locally in Minnesota. In St Cloud we are blessed to have farm land all around us, and farmers who grow ... (3 comments) |
| wonderful reasons: The Great Minnesota Air Show featuring the Blue Angels - another reason to love St Cloud MN - 06/25/10 12:21 AM "There is nothing like living in the flight path of F/A-18 fighterjets for a day or 4." The Great Minnesota Air Show featuring the Blue Angels - another reason to love St Cloud MN - Day 3 My love of flight and planes began early, with projects like building models. For ... (9 comments) |
| wonderful reasons: St Cloud Granite City Days - another wonderful reason to love St Cloud MN - 06/24/10 01:08 AM St Cloud Granite City Days - another wonderful reason to love st cloud MN - Day 2 Every year here in St Cloud Mn "Granite City" we have a Huge city event known as Granite City Days. This fun filled schedule of events is filled with live music, a 5K run, the Saint ... (2 comments) |
| wonderful reasons: Tri-County Humane Society (TCHS) of central Minnesota - Wonderful reasons to love St Cloud MN - Day 1 - 06/23/10 02:41 PM Tri-County Humane Society (TCHS) of central Minnesota - Wonderful reasons to love St Cloud MN - Day 1 This is the first post in my series 100 reasons to love St Cloud and the surrounding areas of Minnesota. You might find it strange that I have chosen to start with this post considering ... (0 comments) |
| wonderful reasons: Motivation, fun and comments - A real estate blog posting challenge in the rain - 06/23/10 12:36 AM Motivation, fun and comments - A real estate blog posting challenge in the rain I have been mulling around what I should post to my blog to have people understand why I know the central Minnesota area of St Cloud is such a great place to live. The tag line for St. Cloud is "A ... (4 comments) |
WHEW! 100 local Posts in 100 days - I did it!!! Part 1
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