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| Date | Saturday, July 19, 2025 |
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| Time | 10:00-1:30 pm |
| Location | Minnesota State Capitol @ Minnesota Woman Suffrage Memorial |
| Address | 601-645 Cedar Street |
| City, State | St Paul, Minnesota, 55155 |
| Coordinates | 44°57′12″N 93°06′03″W / 44.95332°N 93.10086°W |
| Organized by | Wikimedians of Minnesota User Group |
| Transit LRT |  Green Line METRO Green Line |
| Transit Bus | METRO Transit buses: B Line, 3, 62, 67, 21, 68 |
We will be picnicking on the morning/afternoon of Saturday, July 19, 2025 on the lawn of the Minnesota State Capitol. This is your chance to connect with other Wikipedia editors and Wikimedia enthusiasts and maybe have a little potato salad. We will be picnicking in the shade near the Minnesota Woman Suffrage Memorial southeast of the Capitol, so bring a picnic blanket, lawn chairs and a hot dish for the picnic if you like! We'll also be providing sandwiches for everyone but we encourage you to bring your own favorite dishes to share (no alcohol).
At 11:00 am Joe Hoover (aka: Myotus) will lead a Gossipy History Tour of the Minnesota State Capitol building. Just how catty could the State Capitol architect Cass Gilbert be? And what was the family tree behind the Board of State Capitol Commissioners' organizational chart?
Public parking on the MN State Capitol complex is enforced Monday through Saturday, 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Metered parking costs $2.00 per hour. There is also an all-day rate of $8.00 available. Payment can be made via credit/debit cards, cash ($1 and $5 bills), or coins at parking pay stations.
In case of rain or mass civil uprising and protest, the Wiknic will be rescheduled to Saturday August 2, 2025.
Agenda
edit- Arrivals, introductions, Lunch (10:00 am – 12 pm)
- Tour of Capitol (12:00 – 1:00 pm)
All attendees are subject to the Wikimedia Foundation Universal Code of Conduct.
Updates
edit- Update on the MN User Group status with the Wikimedia Foundation
GALLERY
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Gossipy History Tour of the Minnesota State Capitol
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Tour begins at Minnesota Woman Suffrage Memorial.
Attendees learn about the Minnesota State Capitol's lost Virtues.
The tour guide, Myotus, sharing the catty bits about process for selecting the Capitol Architect.
Rotunda mural artist, Edward Simmons, really was the 2nd choice?
Cass Gilbert did not appreciate Catherine Backus.
Enjoying the view over the grand staircase.
Who painted over Henry Walker Oliver's mural "The Sacred Flame"?
Group tour photo.
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editFREE SANDWICHES: Order which sandwich option you want. --> Ham & Swiss | Turkey & Cheddar | Cheese (Vegetarian)
Maybe, just maybe...
edit- MidwestMoss (talk): I will try to be there by noon. Ham and swiss, please. Thank you for organizing this! 19:04, 8 May 2025 (UTC)
Regrets
edit- Thank you for the invite, but I have a conflict! -- Bobak (talk) 21:08, 9 May 2025 (UTC)
- Owen (talk): I am out of town this weekend, unfortunately (I misread the date originally). If anyone is bringing Wikipedia globe stickers, save one for me <3 19:21, 8 July 2025 (UTC)
- I'll make it to one of these eventually, I promise! TheSavageNorwegian 22:19, 13 July 2025 (UTC)
- Looks like I won't be making it today. I hope it's a great time! = paul2520 💬 13:36, 19 July 2025 (UTC)
Definitely going
edit- Myotus (talk) Turkey & Cheddar
- Pingnova (talk) 17:40, 5 May 2025 (UTC) Ham & Swiss. I will bring some caffeine free pop cans.
- Tattooed Shannon (talk): Turkey and cheddar, please. I'll plan on bringing food but I don't know what yet. 15:54, 1 July 2025 (UTC)
- Aeternum Viventem (talk) 16:17, 1 July 2025 (UTC) Ham and Swiss
- LordBefalas (talk) Sign me up, please! Veggie sandwich; thanks. 18:35, 1 July 2025 (UTC)
- Noterroneous (talk) 21:48, 1 July 2025 (UTC)ham and cheese please
I'm interested in joining! Could you put me down for a Cheese (Vegetarian) sandwich? Thanks!
I might drop by if I'm free the day of!
Tentatively thinking about joining: Veggie sandwich for me. But a meat sandwich for my husband.
--Dflovett (talk) 14:11, 19 July 2025 (UTC)* Dflovett (talk): This will be the first time I've made it to one of these! Excited! Ham and swiss please. I'll bring something simple to share, probably fruit, chips or both. Maybe some sparkling water. 13:10, 14 July 2025 (UTC)
- turkey cheddar please! thank you — Preceding unsigned comment added by Quarterlyupdate (talk • contribs) 04:08, 15 July 2025 (UTC)
- Sadly, I've had to change my attendance to a no. Dflovett (talk) 14:11, 19 July 2025 (UTC)
Turkey & Cheddar for me - I'll look for something to bring as well! (Maybe brownie bites?)
- Cornbelt Connoisseur (talk) 17:17, 16 July 2025 (UTC) Turkey and cheddar sandwich. I am also going to bring a variety of chips and several chairs to the picnic.
- JustinGlen (talk) 20:39, 17 July 2025 (UTC) I would take a turkey and cheddar sandwich for myself. I will bring a 12 pack of some canned non-alcoholic beverage.
- ~: might go, i'd bring my own sandwich and maybe a bag of chips for the group 07:28, 19 July 2025 (UTC)
- ThatSourPatchKid (talk) 13:09, 19 July 2025 (UTC) I’ll take a turkey and cheddar please! Super excited to meet everyone :)
Meeting notes
editPlease add to the summary of topics addressed at the meeting. Feel free to continue the conversation on these topics at the talk page and elsewhere (whether or not you attended).
Attendance was 20 out of 20 RSVPd "definitely" or "maybe", plus attendees who did not RSVP. That's a 100% attendance rate! Eight pieces of trash were picked up. Two items are in our lost and found - including a folding chair. Go to the talk page if you're missing something!
If you took photos, please upload them to Wikimedia Commons and add the category for this event: Wiknic Minnesota 2025.