ST. PAUL, MN – The 2018 Holiday Season at the Minnesota Governor’s Residence is in full swing. The Residence will be open for three public tours on Tuesdays, December 4th and 18th from 10:30am to 12:30pm each day. There will also be an evening tour on Tuesday, December 11th from 5:00pm to 7:00pm. No reservations are required as the tours will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis.
Holiday tours are open-house style, and typically last 20 to 30 minutes. During the tours, volunteer docents from the Women’s Auxiliary of the Minnesota Historical Society will be on-hand to answer questions in each room on the First Floor and Lower Level of the Residence. The 1006 Summit Avenue Society will also offer a selection of merchandise available for purchase. Proceeds from these sales will help to support the historic Residence.
Each tour will feature a live performance from local musicians, including the Robbinsdale Armstrong Chamber Singers on December 4th, pianist Paulette Day on December 11th, and the South St. Paul Secondary Choir on December 18th.
The Governor’s Residence is a collection site for Second Harvest Heartland, the Midwest’s largest hunger relief program, and will be accepting donations of non-perishable food items throughout the Holiday Season. All Minnesotans who take a Holiday tour of the Residence are welcome to offer a donation to this important cause.
About This Year’s Decorations
The interior of the home is expertly decorated by local designers, who have created signature looks for the public spaces at the Residence. These designers, from Studio Emme, Pier 1, Michelle Havens, Chazin Interiors, and Ingebretsen’s Scandinavian Gifts, have generously donated the design, materials, and installation of the holiday decorations, with additional participation and decorations from the 1006 Society.
In the Solarium, there will be a live 10-foot Fraser Fir tree and in the Terrace will be two 8-foot Balsam Fir Trees donated by Happy Land Tree Farms in Sandstone. The three are Reserve Grand Champion trees from the Minnesota State Fair.
The Summit Avenue entrance plants and decor are donated by Heidi's Lifestyle Gardens from Corcoran, Minnesota. A 25-foot tall balsam fir tree will be on display on the front lawn of the Residence. The tree was harvested by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and members of Conservation Corps Minnesota from the Nemadji State Forest. Rocket Crane Company donated services to help with the installation of the tree and it is decorated by Rainbow Holiday Design with over 14,000 LED lights. The gates outside the Residence are decorated with fresh spruce garland, and the wreaths that hang on the front doorway are donated by Mickman Brothers from Ham Lake, Minnesota. Four-holiday baskets are hung under the porte-cochere are donated by Bachman's Floral Gift and Garden from South Minneapolis.
The gates outside the Residence are decorated with fresh spruce garland, and the wreaths hanging on the front doorway are donated by Mickman Brothers from Ham Lake, Minnesota. Four holiday baskets are hung under the porte-cochere, and are donated by Bachman’s Floral Gift and Garden.
What: The 1006 Society’s Holiday Tours at the Governor’s Residence
When: December 4 and 18 from 10:30am to 12:30pm; December 11 from 5:00pm to 7:00pm
Where: 1006 Summit Avenue, St. Paul, Minnesota 55105
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