Tour Details
Registration
- Date: Sunday, September 13
- Time: Starts at 12:00 PM (Noon)
- Location: In front of St. Stanislaus Church
- Cost: All tours are completely free
- Rule: You must be physically present to register
- Availability: First-come, first-served until tours are completely full
Tour 1: Saints and Sinners Tour (The Pioneers of Saint Paul)
- Time: 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
- Guide: Gary Brueggemann
- Transport: Motorcoach bus
- Route: Fort Snelling area through West Seventh Neighborhood to downtown
- Highlights: Pioneer homes, historic outbuildings, and Native American land history
Tour 2: Immigrants of the West Seventh Neighborhood Tour
- Time: 2:15 PM – 3:15 PM
- Guide: Dave Bredemus
- Transport: Motorcoach bus
- Highlights: German, Czech, Italian, and Irish settlement areas, immigrant businesses, and community leaders’ homes
Tour 3: West Seventh/Fort Road Neighborhood Development Tour
- Time: 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
- Guides: Dave Bredemus and special guests
- Transport: Motorcoach bus
- Highlights: Mid-20th century to modern urban preservation, citizen involvement sites, and community growth models.
Tours of CSPS Hall
This tour of the Czech-Slovak Protective Society Hall will focus on the building architecture, but also emphasize the cultural and social aspects of the hall. This building is on the National Register of Historic Places. Learn about Sokol(gymnastics), social events, and the leaders of the hall in the Czech Community.
- Meeting Point: Registration table in front of St. Stanislaus Church
- Status: Listed on the National Register of Historic Places
- Highlights: Building architecture, cultural and social history, Sokol gymnastics, social events, and Czech community leaders
- Times:
- Tour 4: 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
- Tour 5: 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM