Happy Hour on Lake Vermilion in northern Minnesota
It’s too nice an evening to spend Happy Hour on shore, so we head for the pontoon to take a tour of this section of Lake Vermilion. This allows us to share the evening with Read More …
Category: Minnesota
Travel guides, information, photographs, and stories about the American state of Minnesota, with ideas for an urban vacation in Minneapolis, a wilderness escape in one of many state parks, a jaunt along the North Shore, and more throughout the state.
Saying Good-bye to the Twin Cities Ford Plant
Today was the 33rd Annual All Ford Picnic and No-Trophy Show at the Twin Cities Ford Assembly Plant. It was also the 5th (and final) Annual “Last Picnic at the Twin Cities Ford Assembly Plant.” Read More …
Multicultural Katha in Minneapolis
One of the things I love about living in the Twin Cities is how easy it is to expand my cultural horizons. Often I don’t even need to leave town. This weekend Katha Dance Theatre Read More …
Remembering the Soldiers of the Grand Army of the Republic
At the end of the Civil War, Union veterans formed the Grand Army of the Republic. This organization gave the men who fought in the war a way to maintain fellowship with each other Read More …
The architecture of Lakewood Cemetery
Lakewood Cemetery is probably the preeminent cemetery in Minnesota. It isn’t the state’s oldest, or even the oldest in Minneapolis (that honor goes to the Minneapolis Pioneer and Soldiers Memorial Cemetery, which was clearly visible Read More …
Photographing the Weisman in Minneapolis
My photo assignment for this week is to spend some time shooting Frank Gehry‘s Weisman Art Museum on the campus of the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis.I’ve always loved this building, but haven’t ever really Read More …
Photographing the Guthrie
A photo class has brought me back to Jean Nouvel’s Guthrie Theater. I find to be one of the most difficult buildings to photograph well. As I’ve indicated previously, I find the Guthrie to be Read More …
Photo Thursday: A Northern Minnesota Summer Day – In March
I was along the shore of Lake Superior in Northern Minnesota over the weekend and, while it wasn’t quite as warm as it was back home, we still had temperatures in the 70s. It was Read More …
Sugarloaf Cove along Minnesota’s North Shore
Sugarloaf Cove natural area, along the Lake Superior shore near Schroeder, tends to be a quiet and tranquil place, which is true on this perfect spring day. The nature trail winds through the woods to Read More …
Artists’ Point, Grand Marais, Minnesota
It is too beautiful to be inside (even to look at art). Instead, we head out to the lighthouse at Artists’ Point, where we can soak in the sun right in sight of Grand Marais. Read More …