Minneapolis Aquatennial

Started in 1940 by a group of businessmen looking to promote their city nationally, the Minneapolis Aquatennial has been drawing crowds every July since for parades, pageantry, and crowd events, highlighting Minneapolis’s status as the “City of Lakes.”

Black and white photgraph of the Paul Bunyan House, Bemidji

Paul Bunyan House

Paul Bunyan House, Bemidji, ca. 1945.

Postcard illustration of the old Paul Bunyan House, Bemidji

Paul Bunyan House

Paul Bunyan House, Bemidji, ca. 1953.

Photograph of The Fireplace of States, Bemidji Tourist Information Center

The Fireplace of States

The Fireplace of States inside the Tourist Information Center, Bemidji, ca. 2015.

Fireplace of States

Originally a feature of the 1934 Paul Bunyan House, the Fireplace of States is a symbolic hearth and art project made to represent the cooperation of American states, national parks, and Canadian provinces. When the Paul Bunyan House was torn down in 1995, the fireplace was moved to a new Tourist Information Center on Lake Bemidji.

Photograph of Harmony Water Tower

Harmony Water Tower

Water tower in Harmony (Fillmore County), Minnesota, May 2018. Photograph by Amy Jo Hahn, May 2018. Used with the permission of Amy Jo Hahn.

Photograph of North Main Street, Harmony

North Main Street, Harmony

North Main Street in Harmony (Fillmore County), Minnesota. Photograph by Amy Jo Hahn, May 2018. Used with the permission of Amy Jo Hahn.

Photograph of Clock at the north entrance of Main Street, Harmony, MN

Clock at the north entrance of Main Street

Clock at the north entrance of Main Street near the Harmony Visitor’s Center. Photograph by Amy Jo Hahn, May 2018. Used with the permission of Amy Jo Hahn.

Photograph of tntrance to Harmony’s Main Street, grain elevator

Entrance to Harmony’s Main Street

North entrance to Harmony’s Main Street near the intersection of US Highway 52 and US Highway 139. Photograph by Amy Jo Hahn, May 2018. Used with the permission of Amy Jo Hahn

Photograph of Main Street,. Harmony

Main Street, Harmony

Main Street, Harmony. Photograph by Wikimedia Commons user Bobak Ha’Eri, May 38, 2009. CC BY-SA 3.0.

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