Today, my mom, my puggle (Missy), and I visited Fort Snelling State Park for the first time (though my mom says she did once visit the cemetery for a funeral). Because Fort Snelling is spread out over such a wide area and is so integral to Minnesota’s history, the photos below actually comprise three cities and three counties. That being said, the first location, Big Rivers Regional Trail, isn’t part of Fort Snelling, though the trails do connect to it.
Delta hangar across the Minnesota River, as seen from Big Rivers Regional Trail in Mendota Heights, MinnesotaDelta airplane preparing to land at the runway near the hangar in the previous photoDown by the Minnesota River at Fort Snelling State Park in St. PaulFallen tree near where I took the previous photo at Fort Snelling State Park, with my mom acting as the director of photographyCommemorative marker and/or gravestone for Elizabeth R. Snelling, the daughter of Colonel Josiah Snelling and first white child born in Minnesota. It is located approximately 10 feet behind where I was standing in the next photo at Fort Snelling Memorial Chapel in Minneapolis.Fort Snelling Memorial Chapel, with my mom acting as the director of photography again
Today, I made my first post-Covid visit to the Minnesota State Fair in St. Paul. The Minnesota State Fair is the largest state fair by daily attendance in the United States. I took these photos from 8:52 to 10:22 a.m. and used my Canon EOS R with kit lens.
Minnesota State Fair entrancePizza WagonTickets for the MidwayThe Strawberry PatchSheep entranceCaged sheepButcher BoysCows standing outsideArt on a stickAll You Can Drink Milk for $2Fish pondKARE 11 buildingKARE 11 broadcasting liveFresh French FriesThe Original Minneapple PieHaunted HouseMinnesota Twins sculpturePropal Fresh Oranges cartAmerican Red Cross blood donation busHennepin County Sheriff truckOof-Da TacosMinnesota State Fair information boothDeputiesDoing pull-ups at a Marines standBus that looks like a vintage-style tramGiant Ferris wheel at the MidwayPronto PupsJohn Deere riding lawn mowers on display92 KQRS live broadcasting boothGizmo, “The Italian Beef Burger!”Carnival game prizesSculpture of a woman with hotdishSky Glider above crowdSweet Martha’s Cookie JarWoman taking photos with smartphonesNational Guard HumveeNational Guard Humvee IIArmy HumveeArmy remote-controlled tankArmy remote-controlled tank IIKids controlling remote-controlled tanksMan lifting heavy weights at the Army standTPT Twin Cities PBS standFox 9 standStar Tribune buildingRide at the Midway
