The land of pines and mines

Water

I spent Thursday and Friday last week playing tour guide in the woods of northern Minnesota, and documented the trip with some photos.



Strib blog: Eagle eye

Eagle chick in a nest on the Mississippi River

An eagle chick was briefly kidnapped from a nest on the Mississippi River recently.



A significant span

The High Bridge shortly after it was built in 1911.

On the hundredth anniversary of an incredible bridge over the St. Croix River, I join a small pilgrimage.



All quiet in Afton

All quiet in Afton.

An afternoon, night and morning in Afton, enjoying silence, snow and spring-fed creeks.



Yearning for what is yet to come

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Photos of early spring flowers bring joy, longing and hope in the long days of winter.



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