Photos from Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, North America - page 5

Unrated | High Rated (2.5)
Advertisement
The 1991 Fire In The Abandoned Mill Was Caused By Homeless Persons Seeking Refuge From The Cold
The Washburn A Mill Explosion Memorial Plaque
Many Of the Pioneers And Major Players In The Industry Are Highlighted
The Anatomy Of A Wheat Kernel
A Middlings Purifier Separates The Wheat Husk From The Flour Components Housed In The “Middle” Of The Kernel
The Guts Of The Dust Collection System – Note The Placard And Photo Bottom Right And The Drive Belt Bottom Left
A Belt Driven Roller Mill
Water Diverted From The Falls Turned Turbines That Drove Shafts That Turned Belts That Powered The Equipment
The Alternate Uses Of The Power From Saint Anthony Falls Is Not Forgotten
A Handful Of Participation Exhibits Challenge Youngsters And Oldsters – “Divert the water to make all the wheels turn at once.”
The Guts Of A Steam Tractor Are Not Often Revealed
Artifacts From Past Advertising Campaigns Brought Back Memories And Created A Chuckle Or Two
Numerous Graphics Revealed Wheat Production Data By Country And State, Importation And Exportation And Milling By Country, State, City And Mill, Etc.
Advertising Then And Now
Note Saint Anthony Falls In The Center
Dust Collectors Were Installed In The New Mill To Prevent An Explosion Like That Of 1878
A Turbine Pit Where Water That Had Been Diverted From Saint Anthony Falls Powered The Factory
A New Building Was Built Within The Fire Ravaged Shell Of The Abandoned Flour Mill
Some Of The Venues Were An Audience Participation/Instructional Format
In Addition To The Main Stage, There Were Smaller Venues
A Nice Crowd Enjoyed Three Days Of Good Music
Numerous Vendors Brought Their Tools Of The Trade
Note The Neighbor’s Rigs To The Right And Rear Of The Pilgrim – VERY Close Quarters
Searching For The Streetcar Station Was Not A Total Effort In Futility
“I used to imagine myself with wings on which I could swoop down off our roof into the valley, soaring through the air from one river bank to another.” – Charles A. Lindbergh, The Boy and the Man
Knute Nelson, The 12th Governor Of Minnesota – Note The Scaffolding Around The Capitol Dome
It’s Nice To  See Informational Placards At  Freeway Rest Areas
Black squirrel. Super rare.
Cool netting
Spoon?
Sculpture swing thing
It's a roller coaster.
image
image
image
Dani, myself and Hannah at the state fair
Massive bucket. Tooooo much.
Bucket of cookies!
State fair
Sunset at baker park
Drinks at baker park
All my friendship bracelets friends made me :)
image
Leaving my mark
Leaving my mark
The NZ mural I painted
Deck on my fave cabin! Overlooks the lake :)
Outside my fave cabin
image
One of the cabins
Advertisement
Tot: 0.058s; Tpl: 0.004s; cc: 2; qc: 50; dbt: 0.03s; 1; m:domysql w:travelblog (10.17.0.13); sld: 1; ; mem: 992.6kb