Saint Paul Stories

07/06/2025

05/05/2025

A beautiful night outside at the biergarten!

Listening to , sipping on Waldmann Maibock, munching on some house made pickles and spaetzle - *sigh*, an absolutely perfect St Paul evening!

04/15/2025

Billy Williams worked in the Governor’s Office at the Minnesota State Capitol for 52 years, alongside 14 consecutive governors! 🤯

Billy was a local baseball celebrity, playing semi-pro baseball across the region - but only on the weekends after he started working at the capitol in 1904 with the paint literally drying around him! (The capitol building opened to the public January 2, 1905.)

Billy Williams lived an exemplary and fascinating life, and I hope you enjoy learning more about his story!

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1st two images: Minnesota Historical Society

04/14/2025

Have you ever heard of Mushroom Valley? Check out our episode about the man-made caves along the Mississippi in St. Paul, with expert guest Greg Brick! (Link in bio)

And good news…a new episode of St. Paul Stories drops tomorrow - Tuesday, April 15! 🤩

03/31/2025

First visit to Conny’s Creamy Cone of the season! I went with my old standby Banana Hot Fudge Malt + chili cheese dog. Check out the chocolate chip cookie dough flurry my kid got! 😋🤩

01/28/2025

The St. Paul Winter Carnival’s Vulcan Snow Park - one my favorite winter traditions! 😍🤩

11/23/2024

Friday nights at the Science Museum are our favorite!

The Omni movie we saw tonight about ancient caves was honestly a horror movie - if you’re claustrophobic! 😬 But, very cool!

07/04/2024

Did you love our latest podcast episodes on Alvin Karpis & the Barker Gang, and you’re ready for even more gangster content? 😂

CynCity Tour’s “Gangsterland II - The Next Chapter” tour starts and ends at The Lexington!

On this tour you can follow in their footsteps, hear more of these wild stories, and finish off with a frozen cocktail on the rooftop patio - what’s not to love?!

Check out CynCity Tours for more info!


The Lexington

06/16/2024

Date night at Waldmann Brewery! Tasty beer, delicious food, and a historic vibe second to none - absolutely love this place!

This building definitely has stories to tell…

06/11/2024

Our Part II episode of the Alvin Karpis & the Barker Gang story, with Cynthia Schreiner Smith, is available now!

This week marks the 91st anniversary of the Hamm’s kidnapping! Mark the occasion by tuning in to find out what happened to gangsters Alvin “Creepy” Karpis, Fred & Doc Barker, plus the truth behind the legend of Ma Barker!

Saint Paul Stories, a podcast falling down the rabbit hole of history one Saint Paul Story at a time, is available wherever you bet your podcasts. (Or use the link in the comments.)

06/04/2024

Do you know the story of Alvin “Creepy” Karpis and the Barker gang?!

These gangsters flew under the radar (with assistance from the crooked cops of the Saint Paul O’Connor layover agreement) while they stole, killed and kidnapped their way through the early 1930’s!

Cynthia Schreiner Smith of , and co-author of Alvin Karpis and the Barker Gang in Minnesota, joins us to tell us all about the madness!

Saint Paul Stories, a podcast falling down the rabbit hole of history one Saint Paul Story at a time, is available wherever you get your podcasts! (Or use the link in the comments.)

06/01/2024

Another beautiful day in Saint Paul! ❤️
✔️Saint Paul Brewing
✔️Art in the Hollow
✔️Boca Chica’s Taco House
✔️Wabasha Street Caves Tour

So much to see, learn, drink and eat in our fair city - and they all have a story! We have a new episode coming out on Tuesday, and the lady featured in one of these photos gives you a hint to the topic.