St. Paul: Urban Cabins

When it seems like most Minnesotans are sprinting toward their lakeside cabins for the weekend, some trek to St. Paul for weekends at their 'urban cabins'. "We are so not cabin people. We can't even keep up with the yard we own," said Bonnie McGoon, of Rochester. McGoon and her husband, a cardiologist from Rochester bought their restored Lowry Building condo last year. Weekend warriors from as far away as California have purchased 22 of the building's 124 occupied units. Hailing from rural areas or sleepy towns, they head to St. Paul craving culture, coffee shops, hockey games and museums. "I wouldn't call it an emerging demographic, but it's an interesting piece of the market puzzle," said Bud Kleppe, a downtown agent.