Dec
19
A Capitol Visit
I gave Louisa and her friend Grace a ride to St. Paul yesterday, and before returning to Northfield, Sebastian and I visited the Minnesota State Capitol, a gorgeous building designed by St. Paul architect Cass Gilbert.
I'm so glad Sebastian suggested the spontaneous field trip. I was last on the Capitol grounds in January with 100,000 other people for the Women's March Minnesota, but I hadn't been inside since chaperoning Elias' sixth grade field trip in 2012. Since that time, the 1905 building underwent a four-year, $310 million repair and restoration project. It reopened to the public earlier this year.
My paternal great-grandfather, G. Oliver Riggs, had a special connection to the Capitol (I've written about it previously in this blog). During the 1917 St.
I'm so glad Sebastian suggested the spontaneous field trip. I was last on the Capitol grounds in January with 100,000 other people for the Women's March Minnesota, but I hadn't been inside since chaperoning Elias' sixth grade field trip in 2012. Since that time, the 1905 building underwent a four-year, $310 million repair and restoration project. It reopened to the public earlier this year.
My paternal great-grandfather, G. Oliver Riggs, had a special connection to the Capitol (I've written about it previously in this blog). During the 1917 St.
