I grew up in this neck of the woods, so Minnesota is very familiar to me… but it might not be as familiar to you. Here are some photos I have taken that remind me a lot of Wallapazoo. Click any picture to see it bigger.
There’s lots of space in rural Minnesota. This photo reminds me a ton of my childhood.
Pelican Rapids was the inspiration for Soda Falls Park. It’s one of the 1st places I ever fished.
Soda river would be slow and lazy like this–aside from when the snow is melting or the falls.
Downtown Fargo is a bigger version of downtown.
You’re not going to have a summer in Wallapazoo without a parade.
The grey squirrels are so much fun to watch. They also get up to trouble like Zippa.
This windstorm was the inspiration for The Great Wind Storm. The wind actually split this tree. Uff da!
The same storm took these trees down completely.
If you’ve never been to Minnesota, this is what summer looks like. Lots of water, green, and flowers.
I’m always excited to pick apples from my apple tree. I hope to do a “harvest” book someday with Dax. He has an apple tree.
There are so many leaves to rakes, which means big piles to jump in!
Lefse (bottom right corner) is a town favorite. Mr. Zickerton sells out frequently.
When it’s -40F degrees, you can hammer a nail with a frozen banana. I chose to eat this one instead.
Big snows are so pretty when they stick to the trees.
Those are fishing huts on frozen ice… in the middle of a lake.
There are no doubts about winter once the lake finally freezes over.
There’s no use for patio furniture in the winter.
You gotta get out in winter. Beautiful morning trek. Garbageman Roberts would go for a walk every morning when he wakes up.
Once the ice thaws again, there’s nothing stopping you from boating.
It’s exciting to see color after 4 months of white. That’s why Mrs. Grinlin plants so many flowers.