October 5th, 2019

Overview

Our final day only had two locations that we visited before returning to Eau Claire, the St. Paul Farmers Market and the city of Stillwater. The weather was very rainy and chilly but not quite cold enough for snow.

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St. Paul Farmers Market -

44°56'58.2"N 93°05'06.3"W

The St. Paul farmers market is a weekend venue for farmers from Wisconsin and Minnesota to sell their produce and good. There are over 400 vendors that come to sell their goods. There is a wide range of products from produce, to honey, and even fresh meats from local livestock. The farmers market is a great place to get fresh local produce and pleasant spend a morning off talking to local farmers and supporting local businesses. Over time the farmer's market has grown and developed gaining more vendors and customers. There are year round markets with seasonal changes to vendors. 

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A sample of Produce at the St. Paul Farmers Market Photo By                  Minnesotans looking at fresh produce at the St. Paul Farmers market

Insert name                                                                                                          Tristan on the right, Photo by insert name

 

 

Stillwater -

45° 3’ 23” N, 92° 48’ 24” W

Stillwater Minnesota is one of the oldest towns in the state of Minnesota. It was founded on march 4th, 1854. Stillwater is commonly referred to as the birthplace of Minnesota. A convention was held in Stillwater that was the first to begin the process of Minnesota gaining statehood in 1848. It was founded on the same day as St. Paul and was originally a bigger city than both St. Paul and Minneapolis. Stillwater is traditionally a milling town known for its lumber mills along the St. Croix river. Geographically Stillwater is the perfect place for lumber transfer because of its location along the St. Croix river. There is still one standing sawmill in Stillwater today, known as the staples sawmill. Across the St. Croix river is the town of Houlton. Many of the architecture in Stillwater is original, and built in the 1850’s when the city was founded.

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References: 

“Stillwater, Minnesota.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 20 Oct. 2019, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stillwater,_Minnesota.

“Home: Saint Paul Farmers' Market: Minnesota.” Saint Paul Farmers Market, www.stpaulfarmersmarket.com/.

“Hwy 36 Stillwater Lift Bridge” Minnesota Department of Transportation, 11/6/2019, https://www.dot.state.mn.us/metro/projects/liftbridge/