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"CCC Boys" camp interpretive sign at the Upper Falls overlook at Gooseberry Falls State Park. The camp was located to the left of the Upper Falls.
The "CCC Boys" basically developed this whole park, and many more parks, waysides, roads and other things that we have taken for granted for many years.
Gooseberry Falls State Park is located in Castle Danger, north of Two Harbors, Minnesota.
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Camping at Gooseberry Falls State Park in mid-May. This was day one of four, and it was the last day with no rain. We still had a great time anyway.
The park is located in Castle Danger, Minnesota (north of Two Harbors) on Lake Superior's North Shore.
2017 photo looking southeast towards Savage from the abandoned Lookout Park Wayside on Shakopee Hill across from Flying Cloud Airport in Eden Prairie, Minnesota. The wayside was built in 1938 during the New Deal era by the National Youth Administration (NYA) in cooperation with the Minnesota Department of Highways (now MNDOT).
The five acre site was designed in the National Park rustic style to enhance and blend in with its natural surroundings. It consisted of a concourse made of local stone including a historical marker. There also was a picnic area that had picnic tables and fireplaces.
It was a popular rest stop on old US Highway 212 (later US 169 and 212) for many years, offering tourists and locals alike awe-inspiring views up and down the Minnesota River Valley.
MNDOT closed the wayside in the 1970's and sold it to the Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC) in 1977. The MAC has had it ever since, keeping the wrecking ball away but allowing it to crumble and decay and fall victim to vandals for some 40 years now.
The site was nominated for the National Register of Historic Places in 2001, but apparently didn't make the register. The city of Eden Prairie has it as one of their Heritage Sites and there has been interest in creating a park out of it, but MAC reportedly says that the site's location in relation to Flying Cloud Airport is a safety hazard.
Yah shure - the wayside has been there since 1938, the airport has been there since 1941, and no plane has ever crashed into the wayside that I've been able to find. Growing up in Richfield right next to the MSP airport was probably far more hazardous than spending an occasional afternoon at the Lookout Park Wayside. The safety hazard argument smells of being a copout for some other unknown reason. #ONLYinMN #Minnesota
White Campion (Silene latifolia) ready to pop at the Seminary Fen Scientific & Natural Area in Chanhassen/Chaska, Minnesota.
This was originally the site of the Mudcura Sanitarium, a world-famous spa that was opened in 1909 and operated until 1951.
Per MNOpedia, in 1951, the sanitarium was sold to the Black Franciscans, Order of Friars Minor Conventual, from Louisville, Kentucky. They named it Assumption Seminary and the site became linked with both the Colleges of St. Catherine and St. Thomas in St. Paul.
The Seminary remained in operation until 1970 and then sat vacant for many years, becoming a popular hangout for teens and other thrill seekers. The main building burned and was demolished in 1997.
The land is now home to a Minnesota DNR Scientific & Natural Area that protects the rare calcareous fen that is now the star of the show here.
Subject: Dusty Thune 2018 St Paul, MN and his winning entry "Ascension"
Published as part of a print article on this very talented sculptor from The House of Thune - Minnesota Monthly Magazine Jan/Feb 2019. Many thanks to Greenspring Media!
Another photo in this stream is part of the online publication:
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The setting sun creates bursts of pink and yellow over the Mississippi River near downtown Minneapolis.
Interpretive sign explaining how the CCC built the big retaining wall (referred to as the "Castle" nowadays) at Gooseberry Falls State Park.
The park is located in Castle Danger, north of Two Harbors, Minnesota.
Whether on a computer or a phone, you should be able to enlarge this image to a point where you can read what the sign says. I have kept this one at its full resolution.
The lights of downtown St. Paul are reflected in the Mississippi River under the Wabasha Street Bridge.
Late Fall camping at Gooseberry Falls State Park in Castle Danger, Minnesota (north of Two Harbors) on Lake Superior's North Shore.
Squall approaching Webb Lake about the same time the sun is setting, making for some cool lighting and colors.
Webb Lake is located on Woman Lake Road near Hackensack, Minnesota, in the heart of the Minnesota lakes country.
Winner 2018 St Paul Snow Sculpting Contest
Winter Carnival at the State Fair Grounds
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This road is just a memory now, but I'd guess that it served many purposes when Mudcura Sanitarium and Assumption Seminary were in operation here at Seminary Fen Scientific & Natural Area in Chanhassen/Chaska, Minnesota.
This was originally the site of the Mudcura Sanitarium, a world-famous spa that was opened in 1909 and operated until 1951.
Per MNOpedia, in 1951, the sanitarium was sold to the Black Franciscans, Order of Friars Minor Conventual, from Louisville, Kentucky. They named it Assumption Seminary and the site became linked with both the Colleges of St. Catherine and St. Thomas in St. Paul.
The Seminary remained in operation until 1970 and then sat vacant for many years, becoming a popular hangout for teens and other thrill seekers. The main building burned and was demolished in 1997.
The land is now home to a Minnesota DNR Scientific & Natural Area that protects the rare calcareous fen that is now the star of the show here.
The most grand Khmer temple in the U.S.
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The Minneapolis skyline "explodes" with light in this abstract image created by turning the zoom lens during exposure.
The 35W bridge over the Mississippi River near downtown Minneapolis is lit green and red to celebrate Christmas, 2015.
The Mississippi River is a riot of color as it reflects the rainbow lights of the 35W Bridge celebrating Pride on the weekend of June 26, 2015.
Prints now available at Greg Lundgren Photography
Two stately old oak trees at Seminary Fen Scientific & Natural Area in Chanhassen/Chaska, Minnesota.
This was originally the site of the Mudcura Sanitarium, a world-famous spa that was opened in 1909 and operated until 1951.
Per MNOpedia, in 1951, the sanitarium was sold to the Black Franciscans, Order of Friars Minor Conventual, from Louisville, Kentucky. They named it Assumption Seminary and the site became linked with both the Colleges of St. Catherine and St. Thomas in St. Paul.
The Seminary remained in operation until 1970 and then sat vacant for many years, becoming a popular hangout for teens and other thrill seekers. The main building burned and was demolished in 1997.
The land is now home to a Minnesota DNR Scientific & Natural Area that protects the rare calcareous fen that is now the star of the show here.