#explore minnesota

[blondebrainpowered]

Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox (located in Bemidji, Minnesota) ©Explore Minnesota

Built in 1937 as a way to celebrate the Bemidji Winter Carnival, Paul Bunyan and Babe were an immediate tourist sensation when unveiled! They're also listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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[midwestphotography]

Dessa live at the Sheldon Theatre in Red Wing, MN- 4/1/23

[americasgreatoutdoors]

A new day begins, and summer's brilliance radiates at Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge. The sun burns through the fog and bursts through a burl oak tree on a serene Minnesota morning, casting light upon magnificent wildflowers. Goldfinches, song sparrows and yellow warblers are common to see this time of year on the refuge, and the warmth of summer brings a variety of dragonfly and damselfly species. Photo by Erik Fremstad @erikfremstad (www.sharetheexperience.org).

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The moon looking like the sun out in Belle Plaine, MN

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Lake Harriet, Minneapolis

[afsonnek]

A re-edit of a photo I took last fall. After a nice autumn day of hiking Interstate State Park, we were rewarded with a sunset over the Saint Croix River gorge between Wisconsin (left) and Minnesota (right). Interesting geek fact - the gorge is an ancient fault line crack in the exposed rock that is more than half the age of the earth.

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