Saturday June 30, 2012 (128 days to go)
Ceremony & Reception
Who: Kelsey and Meghan are getting married!
What: A quick ceremony out on the bluff
Followed by a light dessert reception and dancing
When: Saturday, June 30th from 6:30 pm - 11:30 pm
Where: Schaar's Bluff Gathering Center
<-- For suggestions of where to eat before the ceremony, click "Eateries" on the left!
What: A quick ceremony out on the bluff
Followed by a light dessert reception and dancing
When: Saturday, June 30th from 6:30 pm - 11:30 pm
Where: Schaar's Bluff Gathering Center
<-- For suggestions of where to eat before the ceremony, click "Eateries" on the left!
Schaar's Bluff Gathering Center
Designed
by one of Kelsey's favorite architecture/interior design firms here in the Twin Cities (MS&R),
the Gathering Center is both a beautiful testiment to modern architecture as well as being a truly living building.
Designed to pay homage to the beautiful bluff on which it sits, the Gathering Center delights its visitors with a vast circular great room, floor-to-ceiling windows, and sweeping lines. With both an informal outdoor space, which I have dubbed the sun-harvesting scoop porch, and a more formal terrace on the side, the building truly flows from the interior to the exterior, but still feels whole.
- Nearly all of the building’s annual electricity needs are powered by a nearby wind turbine. (Any excess power is sent to the electrical grid.)
- The building is designed to control heat gains/losses by using super insulation techniques, automated and fixed shading devices, and sensor-controlled light and heat.
- Rainwater captured on the roof is used to flush toilets and is then treated in an on-site septic system before recharging the aquifer.
- A trellis with fruit-bearing vines runs alongside the building, sustains wildlife and provides shade on the building during the warm months.
- Construction materials consist of locally harvested woods from certified sustainable forests.
Designed to pay homage to the beautiful bluff on which it sits, the Gathering Center delights its visitors with a vast circular great room, floor-to-ceiling windows, and sweeping lines. With both an informal outdoor space, which I have dubbed the sun-harvesting scoop porch, and a more formal terrace on the side, the building truly flows from the interior to the exterior, but still feels whole.
For a more visual explanation of the sustainabe and architectural features, follow the link below:
Directions From Minneapolis/Saint Paul (North West of the Wedding Site)
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1. Head EAST on I-94
2. Take EXIT 242D to merge onto US-52 SOUTH, then follow for about 14 miles
3. Take a SLIGHT LEFT at the fork to stay on MN-55 EAST (toward Hastings) and continue for 7 miles
4. Turn LEFT at DAKOTA COUNTY RD 42/MISSISSIPPI RD (following sign for the Spring Lake Park Reserve)
6. Turn LEFT onto IDELL AVE
7. Take the SECOND RIGHT at the Schaar's Bluff gate, and then follow the signs to the Gathering Center
***Estimated travel time from NE Minneapolis is roughly an hour (30 minutes from downtown Saint Paul), at least when there's no traffic and/or road construction.
Directions from Cottage Grove (Just on the other side of the River, NE of the Site)
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1. Head SOUTH on US-61
2. SLIGHT RIGHT at 3rd St W
3. Take the SECOND RIGHT onto EDDY ST
4. LEFT at 2nd St W
5. Continue on to CO-42/Ninger Rd
6. Continue on CO-87/Lock Blvd
7. Continue on 132nd St E/CO-42
8. Turn RIGHT onto IDELL AVE
9. Take the SECOND RIGHT at the Schaar's Bluff Gate, then follow the signs to the Gathering Center
***Estimated travel time is still 25-30 minutes because all roads have a low speed limit and you have to go through Hastings and then back-track up the river.
1. Head SOUTH on US-61
2. SLIGHT RIGHT at 3rd St W
3. Take the SECOND RIGHT onto EDDY ST
4. LEFT at 2nd St W
5. Continue on to CO-42/Ninger Rd
6. Continue on CO-87/Lock Blvd
7. Continue on 132nd St E/CO-42
8. Turn RIGHT onto IDELL AVE
9. Take the SECOND RIGHT at the Schaar's Bluff Gate, then follow the signs to the Gathering Center
***Estimated travel time is still 25-30 minutes because all roads have a low speed limit and you have to go through Hastings and then back-track up the river.
Directions from Chicago and Madison, etc. (SE of the Site)
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1. Head WEST on I-94
2. Take EXIT 88 for US-10 W towards Osseo
3. Turn LEFT at US-10 W/10th St and continue for about 68 miles
4. Turn LEFT at US-10 W/US-63 S and continue for about 19 miles
5. Turn RIGHT to stay on US-10 W and continue for about 3 miles
6. Turn LEFT at US-61/HASTINGS RD S
7. SLIGHT RIGHT at 3rd St W
8. Take the SECOND RIGHT onto EDDY ST
9. LEFT at 2nd St W
10. Continue on to CO-42/Ninger Rd
11. Continue on CO-87/Lock Blvd
12. Continue on 132nd St E/CO-42
13. Turn RIGHT onto IDELL AVE
14. Take the SECOND RIGHT at the Schaar's Bluff Gate, then follow the signs to the Gathering Center
1. Head WEST on I-94
2. Take EXIT 88 for US-10 W towards Osseo
3. Turn LEFT at US-10 W/10th St and continue for about 68 miles
4. Turn LEFT at US-10 W/US-63 S and continue for about 19 miles
5. Turn RIGHT to stay on US-10 W and continue for about 3 miles
6. Turn LEFT at US-61/HASTINGS RD S
7. SLIGHT RIGHT at 3rd St W
8. Take the SECOND RIGHT onto EDDY ST
9. LEFT at 2nd St W
10. Continue on to CO-42/Ninger Rd
11. Continue on CO-87/Lock Blvd
12. Continue on 132nd St E/CO-42
13. Turn RIGHT onto IDELL AVE
14. Take the SECOND RIGHT at the Schaar's Bluff Gate, then follow the signs to the Gathering Center
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