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Conny’s Creamy Cone Closes for the Season October 18th 2025

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Conny’s Creamy Cone closes for the Season at the end of business on Saturday October 18th. They usually reopen for the season in March of the new year.

Conny’s Creamy Cone always has a line during the summer.

Every year the opening of Conny’s Creamy Cone is waited upon with baited breath. It is quite possible that the weather might be snowy, cold enough that your soft serve ice cream cone won’t melt in the sub freezing weather, but it’s the first promise of Spring in the North End Neighborhood of Saint Paul Minnesota.

At the Southwest Corner of the Dale St North and Maryland Ave West intersection, Conny’s Creamy Cone has been serving up soft serve in 32 flavors, and Flurries (like DQ Blizzards except there’s more stuff in them than DQ puts in Blizzards). They have almost everything DQ has except it is cheaper, and the line is longer in the Summertime than any of the nearby DQs.

Conny’s Menu

Conny’s Creamy Cone Full Menu click link

Below is a partial menu. Conny’s does sell burgers, hot dogs, and other treats besides what is below here.

Flurries: Banana Cream Pie, Banana Split, Brownie, Butterfinger, Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough,  Chocolate Covered Cherry, French Silk Pie, Fudge Nut, German Chocolate, Green Mint, Heath, M&M, Mocha, Nerds Candy, Oreo, Pina Colada, Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup, Sea Salt Caramel, S’Mores, Snickers, Strawberry-Banana, Turtle

Small: $5.49, Medium: $6.49, Large: $7.49, Extras Add $1.09

Malts/Shakes: Blueberry, Butterscotch, Banana, Caramel, Chocolate, Green Mint, Hot Fudge, Marshmallow, Mocha, Pineapple, Raspberry, Strawberry, Strawberry-Banana, Vanilla

Small: $4.69, Medium: $5.69, Large: $6.69

Dip Cones:  Chocolate, Butterscotch, Cherry, Dip of the Week, Crunch (the Flavored Cones can’t be dipped as they are too soft) 

Cone Cost: Baby/Pup $2.79, Small $3.29, Medium $3.89, Large $4.59, Waffle Cone $4.59 (2025 Prices)

Cheese Curds: $5.25 (more than what you get at the State Fair)

31 Flavors of Soft Serve

Some people try to do the cycle of trying every flavor of Soft Serve Conny’s has during the summer. It’s hard to do when you’re on a diet. With limited parking around it you can park a block or two away and get some exercise to work off a dip cone, Flurry, or a flavored cone.

31 Flavors of Conny’s Soft Serve: Amaretto, Apricot, Banana, Blackberry, Black Cherry, Blueberry, Butter Pecan, Cake Batter, Caramel, Cheesecake, Coconut, Coffee, Cotton Candy, German Chocolate, Irish Cream, Key Lime, Lemon, Mango, Maplenut, Mint, Orange, Peach, Peanut Butter, Pina Colada, Pistachio, Pumpkin, Raspberry, Rum, S’Mores, Strawberry, Tutti Fruiti

Cone Cost: Baby $3.58, Small $4.08, Medium $4.68, Large $5.18, Waffle Cone $5.38

Conny’s Under New Management–Her Nephew

You may have wondered about the origins of Conny’s and have stumbled upon this letter to the editor from Conny’s nephew Thomas McCullough, from November 4, 2020, “An October like no other.” 

Thomas McCullough explains in his letter to the editor that his Aunt Conny McCullough, bought Creamy Cone 25 years prior to then (that would be 1995). He says she bought it not to become rich, or to open up franchises, but to own a place that would provide joy to the community from a friendly face at an affordable price.  Prior to purchasing the shop, Thomas worked for about 10 years there and it was a great place to work as Conny was someone who cared about her employees. She understood the flexible schedules of the employees and knew their birthdays to give them the day off without them asking her.

Conny closed the shop for her last October in 2020. Thomas’ first opening was in March 2021

Never Closed for Covid

During the time of Covid lockdowns, Conny’s Creamy Cone never closed down. Since they are strictly a take out eatery they were allowed to stay open. One can only imagine they were still providing joy to their customers as there wasn’t much joy for people to look to during those dark times.

We thank them for that.  We like to support the area businesses inside and on the edges of HD 66B, so we gather the menus of area restaurants and bring them to the Republican Caucuses in the Minnesota State House & Senate. It isn’t hard to get them to go to Conny’s, many of them already knew of its existence.

Conny McCollough’s dream of bringing joy to St Paul, and surrounding suburbs from a friendly face at an affordable price has been realized.

Thank you.

This post was not authorized by anyone, nor do we get any sort of compensation for posting it. ~~ admin

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Metro Transit Phase 1 Blue Line Shutdown from Sept 22nd 10 pm to Oct 4th

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Blue Line LRT Shutdown for maintenance for 12 days.

The oldest Light Rail Transit Line, the Blue Line, originally called the Hiawatha Light Rail will be shut down for 11 days from Monday September 22nd at 10 pm to Saturday October 4th. They will be replacing signals and sections of rail for “Phase 1.”

Phase 1? Are there more Phases? Yes there are 3 phases. Phase 2 for 45 days in 2026, and a 53 day one in 2027.

The Legislature approved this? or is this another Met Council Boondoggle?
Phase 1 thru 3 Timeline Link

Will Buses have more Ridership than the LRT?

It will be interesting to see how commuters can do without a multi-million dollar Light Rail Line that seems to be down for maintenance quite often. When the Light Rail line started up 20+ yrs ago they had 3 rail cars per run. Though with fewer riders riding the train, last Winter they went to 2 cars. Maybe it was because they were losing money due to the increase in the cost of electricity.

Have they ever broke even on the LRTs?

Not even with “Transit Agents” are they ensuring that every rider on the LRT is paying to get onto it.

The Green Line will be in operation in St Paul, though it will stop at the Vikings Stadium. Beyond this station, buses will replace the Green Line.

There are links to see where to catch the bus near the Blue Line Stations below.

Blue Line LRT Closure & Bus Replacement Information Link

Blue Line Bus Replacement Bus Stop Location Maps

From 10 pm Monday Sept 22nd to Saturday Oct 4th the Blue Line and part of the Green Line will be replaced by buses

VA-Minneapolis Main Entrance will be Detoured from Sept 23rd 7 am to Sept 24th for maintenance.

One Veterans Dr., the main entrance to the Minneapolis VA Medical Center, will be closed Tues., Sept. 23 from 7:00 a.m. – Wed. Sept. 24. Metro Transit will be conducting rail crossing maintenance and repair that requires the intersection closure of Veterans Drive and Minnehaha Ave. Please follow the Veterans Drive Detour signs and allow extra time.

Travel Times between Stations on the Blue Line PDF

information from the VA Newsletter, and from Metrotransit.org was used to write this post. — admin

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Where is the MN GOP Booth at the MN State Fairgrounds?

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Often times people who volunteer for the MN GOP Booth at the MN State Fairgrounds ask where is it. The formal address of the MN GOP Booth is 1702 Carnes Ave, Falcon Heights, MN 55108. It is on the south side of the block between Underwood St to the east, and Nelson St to the west.

Even if you know where it is the crowds can be disorientating, and one street there looks like the next one.  Though there are simple directions to follow depending on what gate you enter.

Directions

From the Eastern Gate on Snelling & Midway Parkway (Midway is where many Park & Ride Shuttles drop off & pick people up). You enter Dan Patch Ave (western side of Midway Parkway) go through the first intersection of Cooper St, then continue on until you get to Underwood St. Take a left and go one block south to Carnes St and then take a right and halfway down the block on the left is the Booth. If you miss Underwood St, Dan Patch will curve to the left and become Nelson St. Go down a block past the Big Slide and turn left on Carnes.

From the Southern Gate 9 on Como Avenue

Most people like to cross the Sky Bridge over Como Avenue from the Como Avenue State Fair Parking Lot. Also people are dropped off next to it in a drop off site near the MN State Fair Lee & Rose Warner Coliseum.  The Miracle of Birth building is to the right of the Coliseum. However you go whether it is down Clough St or around the other side of the Miracle of Birth building you’ll end up on Judson Ave. From this point turn Right and go about a half a block to Nelson St (the Haunted House is on Nelson & Judson Ave).  Take a left and go north on Nelson St to Carnes. You’ll pass the Kare 11 TV Booth, and there’s an arcade on the corner of Nelson & Carnes, turn right here. Halfway down Carnes is the MN GOP Booth

From the NW Transit Hub Drop off Gate:

When you enter the gate here to your right is the History & Heritage Center. To your left is the State Fair Grandstand. There is a BBQ place and another Sweet Martha’s Cookies buildings.  There are usually long lines here to get cookies one could easily bake at home for far less money (but it’s the State Fair everything is expensive). One could do a diagonal bee line to the corner of Carnes & Dan Patch Ave West but there’s a lot of little booths here so it’s easier to trace the Grandstand exterior on your left. You’ll go passed an area where water is being misted and just beyond that you’ll run into the DFL Mini-Donut Stand (Grandstand Mini-Donuts) trace the big Ramp that goes to the upper levels of the Grandstand to the bottom where the Minneapolis Star & Tribune booth is located. From here you’ll be on Carnes street a half block from Nelson St. The Booth is half a block from Carnes & Nelson intersection on Carnes.

From the Northern Gate 2 Handicapped Parking Lot:

The Northern Handicapped Parking lot borders the north side of the State Fairgrounds and Larpenteur Avenue. There are entrances to it off of Larpenteur on Underwood St, and off of Hoyt Avenue on Snelling. Though unsure which is open this year. If you happened to have parked here or have an RV set up here this is the following way to find the MN GOP Booth. The gate is at Underwood St which is to the west of the North End Event Center. Just continue south down Underwood St. It’s a bit of a walk. When you cross Dan Patch Avenue just before it curves and becomes Nelson St you are very close to the Booth. Go down a block south of this intersection to Carnes St and turn right. The Booth is across from Dino’s Gyros and the French Meadow Bakery & Cafe.

Parking Information, Park & Ride Shuttles

Park & Ride Locations

On Site Parking Info

MN State Fair Color Map PDF

Interested in the Animals? Visit them in their barns.

Barns Area Map PDF

Here’s the overhead Map of the MN State Fairgrounds.

Satellite Map

The Red Marker is where the MNGOP Booth is located. South of Como Avenue is the State Fair Parking Lots. The big empty area is another parking lot. Park and Rides are the best way to get to the Fair

If you happen to seek where the MN GOP Booth is at one of the many information booths, and you don’t want to let on you’re a Republican (though your MAGA Trump hat might be a clue) you can ask for the two well known places it is between, the WCCO Booth, or the oldest attraction at the Fair, Ye Old Mill ride. Across the street from it is the Dino’s Gyro’s booth too. One of Sweet Martha’s Cookie Booths is next to the WCCO Radio Booth.

This is what it looks like when the State Fair is not in operation during most of the year.

WCCO has some water fountains there. The MN GOP booth has a drinking fountain behind the booth in the back near the nice seating area.

We at HD 66B Republicans are posting this as a courtesy to the Republican Party of Minnesota and to the Voters in the state. We were not directed to do so, but it’s easy to get lost at the State Fair.  Some people have asked why the State Party doesn’t open their booth during the Back to the 50s Car show in late June.  Perhaps they should as most of the Car Show visitors are conservatives who would like to see gas taxes reduced.  This is a repost by permission from the website saintpaulrepublicans.us which isn’t the SPRCC website. –admin