Meet Sara Mountain, the Witch of St. Paul
If you see a friendly witch riding her bike around St. Paul, it might just be Halloween and teacher assistant Sara Mountain on her way to school. As a special education teacher at Highland Park Senior High School, Mountain has made it a tradition to dress up as a witch and ride her bike to work on Halloween.
Sara Mountain, a special education teacher at Highland Park Senior High School in St. Paul, rides her bike home in her witch costume on Halloween on Friday, Oct. 31, 2025. (John Autey / Pioneer Press)
A Fun and Festive Tradition
Mountain began outfitting her bike with witch-themed accessories around five years ago and has been dressing up for her ride to work ever since. “And just one year I thought, ‘Well I’m going to dress up as a witch,'” Mountain said. “And my husband taped a witch hat onto my bike helmet, and then I had a little stuffed pink dog that was one of my kids’ and I had the head sticking out of the panniers and then I had a broom that I sort of stuck out of the panniers as well.” It just became a tradition, she said.
As she rides to school, Mountain enjoys the reactions of her community. “I get a lot of honks and so forth. The kids that I see along the route get a kick out of it. So, it’s just sort of fun,” Mountain said. Although she doesn’t often see her own students on the way to school, others will honk or roll down their window to comment on her costume.
A Celebration of Halloween Spirit
For the last year or two, it was too snowy or rainy for Mountain to dress up and ride her bike to school as a witch. This year the weather cooperated, and she was able to enjoy the festive tradition once again. Once she arrives at school, she sticks to wearing black and orange striped socks and black tennis shoes, but takes off the cape since not everyone celebrates Halloween and she doesn’t want to scare any kids.
After school, Mountain planned to hand out candy and have family and neighbors over to enjoy some chili. One of her daughters will be trick or treating with her husband. It’s a lot of fun, she said. “I enjoy riding my bike,” Mountain said. “And so, on Halloween, it’s just sort of something fun and different to do.”
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