This fun sculpture, God Bless America by J. Seward Johnson, found a temporary home outside the Dubuque (Iowa) Museum of Art. I don't know this for a fact, but I'm willing to bet it has quickly become one of the most-photographed sites in the area.
Muscatine, Iowa was the pearl button manufacturing center of the world in the early 1900s. The buttons were made from mussels harvested from the Mississippi River, which is why the city's riverfront today has a very tall statue of a clammer. I got there on a morning when the river was entirely hidden by a
Snow sculptures at the St. Paul Winter Carnival (photo taken January 2011). See more Pictures of the Day here. Snow sculptures; St. Paul Winter Carnival
Get to know the Mesabi Iron Range, which borders the Mississippi River at it southeastern end.
Population (2010) 13,431 Introduction Bemidji, the First City on the Mississippi (the official slogan!), is a small but vibrant city with an active arts scene and enough outdoors activities to get a couch potato outside any time of year. Visitor Information Get your questions answered
It started so innocently. First I started taking pictures of fun/odd statues that I came across. Then I wanted to get in a picture of a giant mining truck, so I could provide a sense of scale. After that, I had the brilliant idea that I should be appearing next to all the odd/fun statues
