Friday, May 30, 2008

Witch's Hat Tower

There is a beautiful, mysterious, and overshadowing tower known to many as the "Witch's Hat Tower." This tower is located on University, between the St. Paul and Minneapolis campus. I have many a time driven by this tower and longed to climb it. It is said that Bob Dillan wrote a song inspired by the Witch's Hat Tower (he may have even written the song while inside the tower itself)! I recently learned that the tower used to open to the public most any day. As a matter of fact, Lauren told me that her parents went on picnic dates in the tower back in the day! The tower was closed to the public a while ago, and is now only open once a year for the community to visit and climb. I was fortunate enough to go this year with some good friends of mine! Lauren was still in Africa, but I was able to w/ Caleb, JB, Liz, Taylor, and Amy Brown! It was a beautiful view as you can see in the pictures! Such a perfect day! I guess I don't have too much more to say except enjoy the photos!