Drone Minnesota Art Shanty Projects | Rockchuck Summit
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Minnesota’s Art Shanty Projects

ByEmily Frank

A 12-foot polar bear slowly lumbers across the frozen lake.  Two heavily bundled children shout gleefully as they bounce each other up and down on a Ouijatotter.  College students dance their cares (and thick winter shells) away in a small hut pounding with music.  All this and more is par for the course at Minnesota’s Art Shanty Projects, an annual experiment in public art and community.

Minnesota Ice Castles
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Escape to the Minnesota Ice Castles

ByEmily Frank

On a dark and cold winter night, the Ice Castles are mysteriously alluring.  Their tall walls of ice glimmer with magical promise, a sharp contrast to the slightly worn gas station across the street and the everyday goings-on of a small Minnesotan town.  Excited exclamations of adults and children alike float out into the parking…

Sleeping Giant Provincial Park Ontario Canada
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How NOT to Hike Sleeping Giant Provincial Park

ByEmily Frank

I love the outdoors but have a severe problem with overzealousness and lack of basic map skills.  My husband is much more practical than me but is no match for my overwhelming enthusiasm when I plot our outdoor schemes.  This has caused minor hiking failures and longer-than-intended park visits many times.  One of our most…