River City
by zrim
The Cannon River winds its way gently through the heart of Northfield. The river was never really used as a transportation mechanism in Northfield's early days. Rather, a dam was built and the energy produced was used to power the Ames Mill. The modern day version of the Ames Mill is seen in this photo and is used as offices by the Malt-O-Meal Company.
We called it "booking"
by shrimp56
When I attended Carleton we all seemed to study all the time. Except for the crew that was playing bridge all the time in Willis Student Union! They actually closed the library on Saturday afternoon in the fall so we would go to the football games!
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These carrels overlooked a playing field, the Lyman Lakes and the arboretum. They are MUCH spiffier than during my days.
A blue heron taking off
by zrim
Minnesota is, of course, the land of 10,000 lakes and we have a few in my neck of the woods. One day I was out at Union Lake and I was treated to the sight of three blue herons taking off in succession. It was pretty cool.