{"id":33,"date":"2014-08-27T18:14:22","date_gmt":"2014-08-27T18:14:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tommyandandrea.com\/wp2\/?p=33"},"modified":"2015-08-05T12:16:48","modified_gmt":"2015-08-05T12:16:48","slug":"city-st-cloud-mn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tommyandandrea.com\/wp2\/?p=33","title":{"rendered":"City – St. Cloud, MN"},"content":{"rendered":"

Three towns, first known as Upper, Middle, and Lower towns, comprised the early permanent settlement of St. Cloud. The trio, arranged around two deep ravines that joined the Mississippi River, were united as the City of St. Cloud in 1856. St. Cloud soon became a trade and processing center for the surrounding agricultural area.<\/p>\n

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Munsinger Gardens in St. Cloud<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

The arrival of the railroad and the founding of the first granite quarry in 1868 attracted new settlers and brought more economic progress. By 1900, transportation and natural resources helped maintain St. Cloud\u2019s prominence as one of the state\u2019s largest cities. Neighborhoods developed with many styles and sizes of houses, from picturesque late Victorian mansions to simple yellow brick or frame worker\u2019s cottages. Today, St. Cloud is home to almost 6,000 historic structures built before or in 1955.<\/p>\n

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FOOD<\/h1>\n

There are a ton\u00a0of great places to eat in St. Cloud. Here are some of\u00a0the best.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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THE WHITE HORSE\"whitehorse\"<\/a><\/h2>\n

A great pub with a delicious little menu and amazing daily specials. \u00a0Great for lunch, dinner, and drinks!<\/p>\n

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GREEN MILL RESTAURANT & BAR\"greenmill\"<\/a><\/h2>\n

Although a chain, it has a great bar and is attached to the Kelly Inn<\/a>.\u00a0As for food, two words: Spinach Dip!<\/p>\n

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JULES’ BISTRO\"jules<\/a><\/h2>\n

Jules’ Bistro is a great little cafe, perfect for breakfast, lunch, or dinner!<\/p>\n

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CIATTI’S RISTOURANTE\"ciattis\"<\/a><\/h2>\n

Surprisingly, one of Tommy’s favorite Italian restaurants is not in Milwaukee, but St. Cloud! \u00a0Ciatti’s Ristorante is great for a big lunch or dinner. \u00a0They also have great happy hour specials and a nice outdoor seating area.<\/p>\n

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DRINK<\/h1>\n

Need a drink? \u00a0There are many great bars right in the downtown area, but these are our favorites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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THE MARTINI LOUNGE
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The Red Carpet Nightclub’s Martini lounge is our favorite bar in St. Cloud. \u00a0They have a huge signature\u00a0Martini list that includes Snickers, Tiramisu, Cucumber, and Apple varieties.<\/p>\n

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MC’S DUGOUT
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MC’s Dugout is a St. Cloud staple. \u00a0Locals and college students are all familiar with their signature drink: the Buffalo. \u00a0You can try\u00a0it “Hairy”, but Tommy recommends to do it “Dirty” and Andrea always gets a “White” Buffalo, no cream!<\/p>\n

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FUN<\/h1>\n

Looking for things to do? \u00a0Check here!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
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88.1 FM KVSC
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KVSC is our favorite radio station. \u00a0“Your sound alternative” is also home to the greatest annual (and second largest) trivia contest in the world! \u00a088.1 on your FM dial!<\/p>\n

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97.5 FM Radio X
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Radio X is a new station in St. Cloud that plays nothing but the best 90s Alt Rock! \u00a0Not over laden with Nirvana and other staples, this station plays a ton of great tracks!<\/p>\n

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\u00a0MUNSINGER GARDENS<\/h2>\n

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Located on\u00a0the lower east bank of the Mississippi River, Munsinger Gardens is North adjacent to\u00a0Riverside Park. Named in honor of a former superintendent of parks, Joseph Munsinger, the Gardens are Andrea’s favorite place in St. Cloud.<\/p>\n

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QUARRY PARK<\/h2>\n

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Quarry Park and Nature Preserve is\u00a0684 acres of scenic woodlands, open prairie, wetlands, unquarried bedrock areas and is filled with a wide variety of plant life. Man-made features include sizable hills composed of quarried rock remnants (grout piles).<\/p>\n

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\u00a0CROSSROADS CENTER MALL<\/h2>\n

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Forget something at home or just want to shop? Crossroads Center Mall is a short drive west on Division street and contains many typical mall stores. \u00a0Target is one of the anchor stores, and you’ll pass a Best Buy on the way!<\/p>\n

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Three towns, first known as Upper, Middle, and Lower towns, comprised the early permanent settlement of St. Cloud. The trio, arranged around two deep ravines that joined the Mississippi River, were united as the City of St. Cloud in 1856. St. Cloud soon became a trade and processing center for the surrounding agricultural area. The […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-33","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-information"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tommyandandrea.com\/wp2\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tommyandandrea.com\/wp2\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tommyandandrea.com\/wp2\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tommyandandrea.com\/wp2\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tommyandandrea.com\/wp2\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=33"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/tommyandandrea.com\/wp2\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":531,"href":"https:\/\/tommyandandrea.com\/wp2\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33\/revisions\/531"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tommyandandrea.com\/wp2\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=33"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tommyandandrea.com\/wp2\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=33"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tommyandandrea.com\/wp2\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=33"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}