Minnesota Pictures: Minnesota Photos that define the northstar state

Horizontal Snow – Duluth, MN

2017-03-18T12:48:00.000-05:00

from flickr user Dave Schauer

The photographer says: The wind sock high above Rices Point yard tells the story as light snow is blowing sideways as a CP transfer picks up 50 grain loads for Riverland. Had we received snow instead of rain the previous day it would have been a full blown blizzard. Welcome to March in Minnesota, it must be state high school hockey tournament time.

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St. Paul at Sunrise

2017-03-16T20:03:00.000-05:00

from flickr user Peter Stratmoen

Taken just blocks from the St. Paul Cathedral (visible in the distance), the quaint nature of St. Paul is clearly visible in this just-after-sunrise photo of Selby Avenue.

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Gale Force – Two Harbors, MN

2017-03-15T19:59:00.001-05:00

from flickr user David Schauer

The photographer says: We have been experiencing some very strong winds the past few days that have seen gusts well over 50 mph. The waves on Lake Superior have been impressive, recorded at 20 feet high in some places and providing some nice photo opportunities along the shore. The white caps are clearly visible in this image at Two Harbors as B&LE 906 runs light back to town after working the Wales Branch.

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U.S. Bank Stadium at Night

2016-11-22T13:48:00.000-06:00

from flickr user Logan Selinski
With traffic streaking through the darkened streets of eastern downtown Minneapolis, the recently opened U.S. Bank Stadium has its roof lit up in purple which adds an interesting element to the lit skyline of Minnesota's largest city.

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Closed for the season

2016-11-21T13:22:00.000-06:00

from flickr user Chris Murphy

This beach, with only collapsed umbrella frames lining the sandy shore, in the western Minneapolis suburb of Eden Prairie, MN likely hasn't seen swimmers for a couple months but the extended warmth from our prolonged autumn may have filled the beach with a few stragglers eager to soak up rays, enjoy the great outdoors or simply relax as the sound of waves engulfed their senses along the shore of Bryant Lake. Friday's chilly rain and eventual snow has put a definite end to our warmth...

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Almost to Duluth MN

2016-11-20T13:45:00.000-06:00

from flickr user Sean Jones
A recent evening in November made for a spectacular sunset near Duluth, MN. With the prolonged warm weather in Minnesota, a plethora of amazing photos and striking scenes were found thought the first half of November.

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Supermoon over Minneapolis

2016-11-18T13:43:00.000-06:00

from flickr user Michael Raleigh
One of the most striking images of the recent supermoon – the largest in decades – over the Minneapolis skyline. The lighting in this photo is superb, the focus is sharp as a tack and the composition is amazing.

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Grain Belt Beer Sign

2016-10-31T11:34:00.000-05:00

from flickr user Robb Henry
It's been photographed by thousands of people but every photo of the iconic Grain Belt Beer sign has different qualities and has its own unique personality. This one, taken from alongside the Hennepin Avenue bridge in Minneapolis on Nicollet Island captures the ripples in the Mississippi River and the trees on the banks awash in vibrant autumn color.

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Sinking barn

2016-10-30T11:27:00.000-05:00

from flickr user Michael Raleigh
The photographer says: "This collapsed labor day weekend. It's an iconic barn and I actually didn't hear about it sinking until the day I went to take some pictures with the fall leaves. I am part of a facebook group and was about to ask how it looked out there when I saw someone post a picture of it, in this condition."

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Split Rock Lighthouse

2016-10-29T11:25:00.000-05:00

from flickr user heightsfidelity
With the shore of Lake Superior dotted with autumn's vibrant and warm colors, Split Rock Lighthouse looks almost alien in nature with its pristine lines and dark roof sticking out high above the icy waters.

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Minnesota Valley Township School

2016-10-28T11:21:00.000-05:00

from flickr user ballclub40
Surrounded by tallish grass and corn fields, this Minnesota Valley Township School has been restored with modern materials but still maintains at lest a portion of its old world charm and mystique.

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Golden Heritage

2016-10-27T11:13:00.000-05:00

from flickr user Henry Hintermeister
An unused barn sits ringed by a golden, healthy harvest, its days as the main player over. It's a joyful sight in life to see grandparents surrounded by happy grandchildren of all ages.
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Ghostly Gold Medal Flour

2016-10-26T11:11:00.000-05:00

from flickr user SPP Photography
Taken against a particularly dark night sky, this recent photo go the iconic Gold Medal Flour sing in Minneapolis looks rather haunting and ghostly which fits well with the tone of October itself.

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Surrounded By Gold

2016-10-25T11:09:00.000-05:00

from flickr user Henry Hintermeister
Golden tones surround an abandoned barn and its two companions, only a hint at an illustrious past. Hard to imagine that one day not long ago this barn stood at the center of a farmer's daily life. Grandchildren often sort through black and white photos of their departed grandparents and see a life they never imagined.

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Fall on Lone Lake

2016-10-24T11:07:00.003-05:00

from flickr user Chris Murphy
Check out this particularly colorful view of Lone Lake in Minnetonka, MN. Surrounded by suburbia, this colorful and serene scene look like it could be miles from the city but is accessible to thousands of people within mere miles.

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Country Roads - Part 5

2016-08-29T14:40:00.003-05:00

Grain elevators in America continue to grow larger while quaint and seemingly small elevator / feed mill combinations which often times served as the hub of rural communities fall into a state of disrepair or vanish all together.

This one, found in Gaylord, MN, appears to fit into the "state of disrepair" category. Its location alongside a rail line is beneficial but its location offers no room for expansion and with today's steel grain bins which are often times the height of small skyscrapers, an elevator such as this one sadly has no place in modern agriculture.

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Country Roads - Part 4

2016-08-29T10:43:00.001-05:00

The beauty of America's rural areas is often times hidden in plain sight. When I was growing up on the family farm in the southern part of Minnesota, I never thought twice about the barbed wire fences which marked the property lines between our farm and those of our neighbors. Through the lens of a camera, though, the detail is striking. To think that the majority of this barbed wire was made over a century ago is particularly impressive. In the name of progress and with ever-expanding farms, many of these decades old barbed wire fences are being removed. This one, which was alongside a small rural cemetery, was completely in tact and in pristine shape. Its posts weren't bent and the wire was straight and proud, nearly untouched by the many feet tall weeds which sometimes strangle rural fences.

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2016 Minnesota State Fair Bingo Cards

2016-08-24T06:51:00.000-05:00

Late August in Minnesota can only mean one thing – the Minnesota State Fair and Minnesota State Fair Bingo! Ah, the fried food, the people watching and more fried food. The traditional wrap-up of summer is a melancholy time, for sure, but not all is lost.

Make the most of your annual trip to the Minnesota State Fair and have some extra fun with the Official Unofficial 2016 Minnesota State Fair Bingo Cards. Four totally unique, new, hand-crafted** bingo cards full of celebrities*, oddities and bizarre scenes to spot. It's definitely more fun than you'll have chasing Pokemon characters...

Go ahead and print a few copies, share them with your friends, neighbors, co-workers and enemies too because everyone deserves to have a great time at the Minnesota State Fair.

Country Roads - Part Three

2016-07-22T13:14:00.000-05:00

During my journey across the lesser-traveled roads in what I believe was northern Nicollet County, I came across a quaint one room country schoolhouse. Where a gravel road came to an end and I was forced to once again return to a paved highway, i was drawn to this pristine structure which had been relocated sometime in the 1960s. It served for a time as a township hall before falling into the hands of a group of volunteers who still maintain it as a piece of history in rural Minnesota.

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Country Roads - Part Two

2016-07-20T11:35:00.000-05:00

Peaceful. That is the first word that comes to mind in describing rural scenery – no matter how apparently mundane it is. A simple dead end road may seem boring to some. The question that I have regarding a scene such as this one I found somewhere in Nicollet County was "What was once down this now nearly abandoned road?" Was there a family who lived down this narrow gravel road generations ago? Did this road see regular wagon traffic? Did it see regular automobile traffic? If there was once a home and a family who lived down this road, when and why did they move? What happened to this hypothetical family?

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Country Roads - Part One

2016-07-18T14:58:00.001-05:00

There is something alluring about gravel roads. Maybe it's the fact that they are literally the road less traveled. Maybe it's the peace and serenity that can be found on one. Or, in this case, it might be the symmetry that I found. Toothpick-like power poles lining both sides of the isolated road as it climbs a small rise with the unknown just over its high point.

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Minnesota music superstar Prince dead at 57

2016-04-21T12:16:00.005-05:00

from flickr user Eirik Helland Urke
Minnesota lost one of its most famous celebrities and musicians today as Prince died in his Chanhassen residence and studio, Paisley Park. Known best for the movie and accompanying song "Purple Rain", the sometimes eccentric Minnesotan passed away after a particularly rough bout of the flu. He was 57 years old.

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Boom Island Lighthouse - Minneapolis, MN

2016-02-25T13:45:00.000-06:00

from flickr user Lake Vermillion1
The picturesque Boom Island Lighthouse on the banks of the Mississippi River in Minneapolis – seen here as nightfall takes over the Mill City. The ice on the river serves an a nice accent in this photo as it captures bits and pieces of reflections of the adjacent skyscrapers and office towers.

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Winter Fence Post - Rural Minnesota

2016-02-24T19:37:00.000-06:00

from flickr user Adam Johnson
Taken in sprawling Sibley County, MN, this fence line in between farms acts as a windbreak as it stops snow blowing across the open fields. Taken before our blanket of snow began to melt, there is definitely an air of peace and serenity in this winter scene.

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Victory Memorial Parkway - Winter Storm

2016-02-05T13:19:00.004-06:00

from flickr user Tony Webster
A winter snow storm covers Victory Memorial Parkway at 42nd Avenue North near the border of North Minneapolis and Robbinsdale, Minnesota.

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