Photos from various visits to the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum in spring, autumn, and winter.
Read moreMinneapolis Art Shanty Projects
The Minneapolis Art Shanty Projects are a uniquely Minnesotan adventure—transforming lake Bdé Umáŋ into a surreal winter wonderland. Pro tip: bring crampons.
Read moreThe Mystery Mailers Of Fillmore County, Minnesota
They aren’t regular junk mail. They aren’t advertisements or political fliers. They’re legit nuts, and unlike any piece of junk mail I’ve ever seen.
Read moreBlack Market StP – Saint Paul, MN
This is not just a blog for meat enthusiasts, but for anyone interested in how to run a business and make it not suck.
Read moreThe Many Moods Of Saint Paul
Some of the times I caught Saint Paul putting on the dazzle with its majestic skyline – shot from a variety of angles, in a variety of seasons.
Read morePowwow at Mounds Park - Saint Paul, MN
Powwow at Mounds Park, Saint Paul, MN
Read moreFort Snelling
That time we took a long, sultry walk around Saint Paul’s Fort Snelling in the height of summer.
Read more4th of July, Cherry Grove, MN
That time I saw the 4th of July parade in Cherry Grove, Minnesota. I challenge you to find more America packed into one, hot-ass holiday.
Read moreTrevor McSpadden and the Pride of Saint Paul
I wanted to know more about what life has been like for musicians lately. This is about Trevor McSpadden, a working musician trading in the finest Country & Western and Honky-Tonk in the upper midwest.
Read moreMinnehaha Falls In Winter
That time I put on some heavy-duty crampons and, with only a half hour on my parking meter, scrambled behind the frozen Minnehaha waterfall of Minnehaha park., Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Read moreWhen the 2020 Minnesota State Fair is canceled, it can still be enjoyed virtually.
As a moth is helplessly drawn to an open flame, I am drawn to fairs. This is a comprehensive guide to the greatest fair on earth, the Minnesota State Fair.
Read moreHunting shared land
I wanted to know more about hunting. My friend Will took me to the Minnesota back country to show me around. Shots were fired.
Read moreWhere once was terror, there is now joy
My friend, Cali Jirsa described finally putting on spiked tires to ride in the winter thusly: “Where once was terror, now there is joy.”
Read moreIs the field actually empty?
A series of photos I took recently, and a short story about visiting Hancock Field Station, in Eastern Oregon, and how, if we look closer at what we previously thought was empty or dull, we might find something surprising.
Read morePeacock Groove Bicycles
Erik Noren is a nut
That time I took Greg, my bicycle, to Erik Noren’s shop, and home of Peacock Groove Cycles, to get snappy paint job, and Erik let me take a shitload of pictures.
Read moreDancing Lessons
Stone Arch Bridge, Minneapolis
While in Minneapolis for a brief, busy weekend exploring new apartments and job prospects, a mid-April blizzard hits town and I miss my flight home.
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