Minnehaha Historic District added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1969 – Minneapolis, MN

Minnehaha Historic District added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1969 – Minneapolis, MN

by | Apr 25, 2021 | art/design, evergreen

Minnehaha Falls Photography: mattwcaptures 

“Falls in the Fall in a Ball”

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Minnehaha Creek extends from Lake Minnetonka in the west and flows east for 22 miles (35 km) through several suburbs west of Minneapolis, and continuing through south Minneapolis. The watershed for the creek covers 181 square miles (470 km2). Along the creek is a 53-foot (16-meter) waterfall, Minnehaha Falls, which is situated 3/4 of a mile from where the stream empties into the Mississippi River.

Minnehaha Falls is geologically linked to Saint Anthony Falls, which is the only waterfall on the Mississippi River. Roughly 10,000 years ago, St. Anthony Falls several miles downstream on the Mississippi River at the confluence of the glacial River Warren (at present-day Ft. Snelling). Geologically, the area has a sandstone layer beneath a layer of limestone. Over the centuries, water in the river beds broke through the limestone layer, and the churning at the bottom of the falls ate away at the soft underlying sandstone. Eventually, the hard limestone cap was unsupported and broke off. Thus St. Anthony Falls receded, moving upstream at a rate of about 4 feet (1.2 m) per year. As St. Anthony Falls on the Mississippi River moved past Minnehaha Creek, a second falls was created, Minnehaha Falls, which also continued to move upstream to its present site in the park.

An island in the Mississippi River near Minnehaha Creek once existed; the receding St. Anthony Falls divided into two as it passed around the island. The falls in the channel farthest from Minnehaha Creek reached the upstream end of the island first, cutting off water to the west channel and resulting in an “abandoned waterfall” at the north end of the channel. The abandoned west channel is now a grassy cul-de-sac known as the “Deer Pen”. Locating the abandoned waterfall was made difficult in recent years since the Deer Pen was partially filled with tons of fill dirt from nearby construction projects. Today, the mouth of Minnehaha Creek where it joins the Mississippi River is the lowest surface point in the city of Minneapolis at 686 ft (209 m) above sea level.

Erosion within the last century has resulted in a falls that is fairly narrowly channeled and vigorous, notably after a heavy rain. Photographs of the waterfall from the 19th century show a much wider, curtain like character to the falls. When the creek is dry, the older, much-broader ledge can be observed. If there were sufficient interest and funding, some remedial work could theoretically restore the 19th-century appearance of the falls. Due to extremely cold winter temperatures, the falls freeze, creating a dramatic cascade of ice that can last well into the spring. If there is a rain shortage in the autumn, the falls may virtually dry up. In the summer, especially in the rainy months of June and July, the flow can be surprisingly forceful.

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Minehaha Falls Photography: minnstagram3
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Minnehaha Falls are only a portion of the Minnehaha Historic District, which was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1969. In the nomination form, the site was recognized for its architectural, commerce, conservation, literary, transportation, and urban planning contributions

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Minnehaha Falls Photography: birkography
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While people are struggling in the cities against the cruel authorities, a waterfall happily and cheerfully
flows in nature; there is happiness only if there is freedom.
-Mehmet Murat Ildan
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Photo by Tim Graul 》Minnesota in Minnehaha Falls with @nature_perfection, @meetminneapolis, @ourplanetdaily, @earth_shotz, @earthfocus, @fiftyshades_of_nature_, @captureminnesota, @natureprimeshot, @nature_waterfalls, @only_in_minnesota, @waterfallsfordays, @minnesotaoverboard, @nature, @explore_dof_, @dof.addicts, @raw_waters_, @waterfalls_collective, @twincitiescitypage, @waterfalls_of_ig, and @bestoftheusa_water. May be an image of nature.
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Minnehaha Falls Photography: timgraulphotography
Mother’s Day is just 3 Weeks Away and it is Never Too Early to Start Planning!

Mother’s Day is just 3 Weeks Away and it is Never Too Early to Start Planning!

by | Apr 25, 2021 | eat/drink

P.S. Steak
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Mother’s Day is just 3 weeks away and it is never too early to start planning!

We have another great Mother’s Day meal kit offering for that weekend.

Pick up is Saturday 5/8 from 1:00-3:30 pm and the meal can be prepared or stored for use the following day.⠀

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Mother’s Day Meal for Four

This meal kit requires minimal preparation. Enough for four adults, this kit includes:

-Fresh berries and yogurt
-Baby lettuce salad with radish, cherry tomato, & dijon vinaigrette
-Smoked pork loin with dill cream sauce
-Home fried potatoes with caramelized peppers & onions
-Chocolate chip cookie dough

Preparation required: Assembly of yogurt & berries, assemble and dress salad, heat pork and potatoes in oven, & bake cookies.

Prepaid package – $85 required add-ons (serves 4)

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ABOUT US

As the name suggests, P.S. Steak was established to continue the story of the historic space that was once famed La Belle Vie. As Chef Mike DeCamp spent 10 years at the former French restaurant, this will be his homecoming and opportunity to write his own chapter for the space. P.S. Steak disrupts the perceptions of a typical steakhouse while honoring the legacy of one of the great culinary foundations in the Twin Cities.

 

The restaurant features an elevated yet accessible seasonal menu, along with a variety of cuts of meat, dry aged in a display case.

The lounge has been given a modern makeover with chic furniture and marble table tops. A selection of living floor plants divides tables to create intimate seating. Bringing warmth to the room, the bar and adjacent fireplace keeps guests cozied up to a menu of progressive cocktails.

Pitchfork: The Black Keys Detail Blues Covers Album, Share “Crawling Kingsnake”: Listen

Pitchfork: The Black Keys Detail Blues Covers Album, Share “Crawling Kingsnake”: Listen

by | Apr 25, 2021 | artists, shop/share

The duo’s Delta Kream features covers of John Lee Hooker, Fred McDowell, Robert Lee Burnside, and more
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The Black Keys have detailed their album of Mississippi hill country blues standards: Delta Kream is out May 14 via Nonesuch. The record opens with the duo’s version of “Crawling Kingsnake,” a song credited to Big Joe Williams and popularized by John Lee Hooker and producer Bernard Besman.
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Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney

The Black Keys’ Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney, photo by Joshua Black Wilkins
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Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney recorded their “Let’s Rock” follow-up at Auerbach’s Nashville studio, Easy Eye Sound. The duo made Delta Kream with musicians Kenny Brown and Eric Deaton. “It was a very inspiring session with Pat and me along with Kenny Brown and Eric Deaton in a circle, playing these songs,” Auerbach remarked in a press release. “It felt so natural.”

Carney added, “The session was planned only days in advance and nothing was rehearsed. We recorded the entire album in about 10 hours, over two afternoons, at the end of the ‘Let’s Rock’ tour.”

Read Pitchfork’s Sunday Review of John Lee Hooker’s It Serve You Right to Suffer.

By Matthew Strauss

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The Black Keys: Delta Kream

$33 AT ROUGH TRADE
$25 AT AMAZON

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Carlson’s Lovable Llamas: Hands-on Experience with Our Llamas will Leave You Smiling! Waconia, MN

Carlson’s Lovable Llamas: Hands-on Experience with Our Llamas will Leave You Smiling! Waconia, MN

by | Apr 25, 2021 | events/locations

We want people to learn about and have a positive hands-on experience with llamas. Therefore our goal is to raise a quality, friendly and gentle llama. Farm visits are by appointment only. Complete a contact form on our website. Please be patient as we have recently been overwhelmed with visit requests.

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Llama Hugs!

Carlson’s Lovable Llamas: Lead a llama, hug a llama, yoga with llamas—we guarantee you’ll be smiling! Visit llamas at our farm, join a llama summer camp, enroll in the adopt-a-llama program or schedule a llama inspired birthday party at the farm. We can bring our llamas to your special event or classroom. We also offer llama therapy visit opportunities.

 

Why Llamas?

We raise gentle, friendly llamas. We started raising llamas because they are so good with people and kids. We offer our visitors a memorable hands-on experience, we want them to have fun and learn about these unique animals.

  • Llamas are mellow, gentle and friendly
  • Llamas are very personable and expressive
  • Great with young kids
  • Great with old kids
  • Great with seniors
  • Easily trained, quick to learn
  • Low maintenance
  • They do well in cold weather
  • They are alert fun and curious

 

Carlson’s Lovable Llamas & Family

Rick Carlson, founder of Carlson’s Llovable Llamas retired from the business side of his llama enterprise in 2019.

Ashley and Evan Carlson took leadership of the business in late 2019. Ashley and Evan have grown up with llamas and bring a lifetime of insight to raising llamas and helping people discover meaningful ways to connect with this very special animal.

Rick and Joan Carlson will continue to be involved in caring for the llamas at the farm.

Carlson’s Lovable Llamas
8380 County Rd  10 East,
Waconia, MN

Keefography: “Spirit Little Cedar Tree” Astro Photography Series and History – Lake Superior, MN

Keefography: “Spirit Little Cedar Tree” Astro Photography Series and History – Lake Superior, MN

by | Apr 18, 2021 | art/design

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“Spirited away at the Spirit Tree. Blessed to witness the Northern Lights at this special place. You must be accompanied by an Ojibwe tribal member when visiting this location. Not only does that help protect the sacred ground, but it provides a good opportunity to educate about the historical and spiritual meaning to the native people.”
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Photo by John Keefover📍Duluth Minnesota in Minnesota with @universetoday, @jaw_dropping_shots, @nakedplanet, @sky_brilliance, @nightphotography, @greatnorthco, @nightphotography_exclusive, @visualsofearth, @roycebairphoto, @captureminnesota, @thisismyminnesota, @longexposure_shots, @minnesotaoverboard, @upnorthtco, @planet_earth_shots, @earthplanet_pics, @toplongexposure, @bestdarkphoto, @astrovoyagers, and @hereinminnesota. May be an image of sky, nature and tree.
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On sacred Ojibwe land is the Spirit Little Cedar Tree, known as “Manido Gizhigans.” For hundreds of years this cedar has impossibly and symbolically grown in solitude on the exposed rocks of Lake Superior while withstanding all of the harsh elements. The first written history of the tree was by a French Canadian fur trader in 1731, but it was known to Ojibwe people long before as a spiritual place of prayer. Tobacco offerings were left for the Great Spirit to give thanks and pray for safe passage across the expansive, and often times treacherous waters of Lake Superior. The tradition still continues to this day. To visit this tree you must be accompanied by a local tribal member. It’s one of those special places that you can feel and can only imagine the history and stories of others who once cast their eyes upon it.  Again, to respect the land and community when visiting this sacred land, you must be accompanied by a tribal member.
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Photo by John Keefover📍Duluth Minnesota in Minnesota with @universetoday, @photopills, @tree_captures, @sky_brilliance, @tree_brilliance, @nightphotography, @canonusa, @tree_magic, @lumecube, @night.sh00terz, @nightphotography_exclusive, @roycebairphoto, @isleroyalenps, @milkywaychasers, @starlitlandscapes, @milkywayshooters, @milkyway.cc, @nights_dreamworld, @bestdarkphoto, and @astrovoyagers. May be an image of sky, nature and tree.
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The Spirit Tree was living up to its name this night. Behind us were the Northern Lights while the Galactic Core of the Milky Way was rising over Lake Superior.

It was quiet all around us until we let out audible gasps after a fireball raced across the sky! I somehow miraculously captured it in the same exposure I was lightpainting the tree using a @lumecube. In the image the meteor appears to be heading directly towards the Rock of Ages Lighthouse at @isleroyalenps around 18 miles off of shore.

Part of the Ojibwe tradition of visiting this sacred tree is leaving tobacco offerings for safe passage across the often treacherous waters. I’ll take this experience as a good sign as I prepare for my first upcoming backpacking trip on the Isle. Though instead of crossing Lake Superior in a boat we’ll be taking the seaplane over.

Single exposure
@Canonusa EOS R & EF 16-35 f/2.8 III
f/2.8 | 20” | ISO 6400

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This is the last photo of my recent Spirit Tree Astro series. Decided to get pretty weird with this one. The Northern Lights were slowly starting to fade out at this point of the night. I honestly don’t even really know what time this was taken because it was on the night of Daylight Savings Time, and in this spot you only get the Canadian Cell Phone Service which is based in another time zone, so it was confusing keeping track! What even is time?

Anyway this is a light painted 5 shot focus stack, but I don’t know what happened to the mid ground shot behind what looks like a certain someone’s “hair” piece. The miss focus sort of adds to the surrealness of the scene somehow though.

I hope you enjoyed this series at this special place. It is considered sacred to the local Ojibwe people. Due to vandalism in the past and hopes of keeping this wonder in the future, access to the Spirit Tree is restricted to tribal members only. Hiking down to the tree without the accompaniment of a tribal member is prohibited. Having a guide is also a fantastic way of learning more about the land, culture and history.

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Keefography is owned and operated by John Keefover. Most people just call me Keef as it stands out more, and that’s what I try to achieve with my photos! I am based out of and capturing all things Duluth, Minnesota. I want to show you what makes the North Shore of Lake Superior so unique. It’s the beautiful landscapes, friendly people, and local businesses that make this area great. I’m all about spreading positivity and creating a community over competition!

I got into photography 20 years ago. I was just having fun taking photos of my friends biking, skateboarding, and goofing off. What I was really doing was making memories. I learned how to develop my own film in the dark room and bring those memories to life! I still use some of those same techniques in my digital editing workflow today, but I’m also constantly researching new ways to progress as an artist. It’s only recently in these past few years that I really got back into photography again and started to pursue it as more than just a hobby.

It’s been a year since I launched this photography business now. I want to thank everyone for the continued support, and those of you reading this. Thank you. Let’s grow together!

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