Its mantra is that it is “The most livable city in America.”

As you can guess, St. Paul was named after a Catholic saint.  It all started like this … in 1841, a priest named Father Lucien Galtier came to a territory called Pig’s Eye to minister to local Catholic French Canadians who had migrated to the area.  The priest built a chapel above the bluffs of the current day Lambert’s Landing in St. Paul and named it after his favorite saint, Paul the Apostle.  Galtier influenced the territory to change Pig’s Eye to its current name, Saint Paul.

The city is the capital of the great state of Minnesota.  St. Paul sits on the Mississippi River’s north bank just downstream from where it merges with the Minnesota River.  It is the county seat for Ramsey County.  The city shares a metro area with Minneapolis.  Together, they are dubbed the “Twin Cities.”

You’ll find the weather in St. Paul to be a continental climate where typical winters are snowy and frigid.  Although some days can be hot and humid, the average summers are warm and comfortable.

St. Paul is a great place to live and raise a family.  Along with public K-12 schools, you’ll find public charter, parochial and private schools, community colleges and public and private universities.  St. Paul holds the distinguished notoriety of being the first city in the country to initiate a public charter school.  The project was so successful, innumerous other cities in the U.S. have followed suite.

There is also an abundance of activity available year-round in St. Paul, Minnesota.  From hiking, biking, boating and bird watching in the summer, to cross-country skiing, dog sledding, ice fishing and snow-shoeing in the winter, there’s always something fun to do in the city’s national parks.  Experience the sites and sounds of the Mississippi corridor via Coon Rapids Dam, Harriett Island, Mill Ruins Park, Nicollet Island, St. Anthony Falls, St. Paul Brickyards and Stone Arch Bridge.  You can get a gorgeous gander at the city from a landing on any one of the white sandstone bluffs.

Take in the breathtaking architecture and design of the historic Cathedral of Saint Paul.  Experience a Broadway musical, opera or orchestral presentation at another historical landmark, the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts.  Take your family to the traditional St. Paul Winter Carnival, which will leave them in awe of the ice sculpting talent and ice palace.  Visit the art exhibits at the historical Landmark Center.  If hockey’s your sport, you’ll enjoy rooting the Minnesota Wild team on to victory.

Not only will you always have something to do in St. Paul, but there are a multitude of places to live in the city’s sprawling limits.  St. Paul is broken down into Planning Districts that are home to the city’s variety of historical markers, businesses and residential subdivisions.  You’ll find every kind of living available in this multi-cultural, multi-faceted mecca of history and modern conveniences.

If you’re looking for quality lofts, townhomes or single-family dwellings, you’ve come to the right place.  You’ll find affordable living in Dayton’s Bluff, Payne-Phalen, Como and Homecroft.  More high-end living is available in areas like Settler’s Glen, Pinecliff, Glendalough Landmark and Kingston.  Nottingham Palisades, Cornell, Kenton and Wakefield offer higher-end upscale living.  If rental or investment property is your forte, check out neighborhoods like Geranium Avenue West, Hillsdale, Bacon’s Addition and 7^th Street East.  There is lots of living to choose from.

All this, along with lofts and condominiums with spectacular views, make this city versatile and appealing to any palate.

Don’t hesitate and don’t wait.  Settle into St. Paul and experience “The most livable city in America!”

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