Last Friday I was pawing around Minneapolis for the first time. Mom took me to get my second agility measurement just north of the city. On the way back we stopped to do some walking, and photos down by the river. We went to the Mill Ruins Park area because it is super interesting, and great for photos.
Emma and Katie were down in this area for a professional photo shoot in 2012. In 2015, Mom took Bailie down here for a photo shoot. This year it was my turn. It is a very interesting place along the Mississippi River at the St. Anthony Falls. The Stone Arch Bridge behind me was once a railroad bridge crossing the river.
The mill ruins are from the flour mills that were the heart of Minneapolis at one time when the mill was the largest in the world. Being next to the river provided transportation for the product, and the falls provided the power to make it.
Down at river level in the ruins, there are all sorts of weird pieces of steel, and stone walls which create great photo scenes.
These rusty old pillar pieces make for fun shots.
All the limestone walls are very nice to look at. They also make a great background.
These rock walls are all over the place, and in many different shapes. Limestone was plentiful in the area, thus used for building the mills. All the places we walked were also good for me to experience, as there were many different surfaces, and strange things I needed to walk on. Mom is always about getting us to experience as much as we can.
We went back up to “street level” to do some more pawing around. Mom snapped this shot of the mill ruins. In 1991, there was a huge fire in the A building. Rather than tear down the shell that was left, it was decided to preserve it and create a museum. Now the next time you use Gold Medal Flour, you will think of me and the Mill Ruins Park!
The street along the mill is still cobblestone, and the sidewalk is made of wood. There is a view of the river as you walk along, too.
Since we were already in the city and US Bank Stadium was only a few blocks away, Mom and I decided to head over there. The last time Emma was downtown, the stadium was not finished. We wanted to see it for her, and I felt I should pose by it for her. I know it would make her proud. In a way it is a shame because of the world we live in, there are fences all around it, but we did get a few shots.
If you follow us on Facebook, you saw them on Sunday. On one side, they have a huge Viking ship where you can go on the ship and watch the game on the big screen. We went on the ship, but there was no game. Mom still snapped a shot of me looking at the jumbo screen. I left my GBGV stink all around the stadium, and it worked as our Vikings beat the Packers. One for Emma for sure! It was on this ship that I sent Bailie some treats with the Petcube app on my cellphone. It’s fun seeing Bailie’s excitement getting treats flung at her from our Petcube Bites machine.
It was a fun little trip. If you have never been to this area of town, you should go. Humans can go into the Mill Museum too. Mom has done that and said it was very interesting.
Our friends at Living Laughing and Barking in Our Backyard are hosting a nature Friday blog hop for the winter. This is sort of nature, for sure history, so I’m hooking up.Ā Stop by and visit some of the other blogs in the hop.
What a beautiful walk you had and you found so many great spots for your photo shoot!
It’s a really neat area to see.
Awesome post Madison! That mill area looks really cool to hike around. We will think of you every time we bake with our flour!! Have a good day. Your friend Lilly
Thank you, Lilly. Now I need to learn to bake. Maybe later in the winter I’ll paw at it a bit.
That was sure a fun out n’ about sweet Madison and we enjoying tagging along!
It was very interesting. I had a long nap when we got back home.
that is a fabulous location fill of history and maybe you as the sent dogs could even sniff out some stories of the past? we love your photos, that is hard to find words to describe how beautiful you look… specially in the 2nd photo :O)
Oh my, I’m blushing I think. We don’t have old things like Emma said they have in Europe, but for the US, this is old and fun to sniff around in.
What fun places for photos. I like the old flour building, that’s nice the preserved it.
It’s such a big part of the history of the city, we can’t imagine it not being there. The museum is really neat too, according to my mom. Not dog friendly inside I guess.
Madison OMDs what a fine fine fine post you prepared on Nature Friday. You took your mom on a very gorgeous walkabout too, well done on leash training your mom!!
I have Minneapolis is a lovely city but have never had the opportunity to visit!!
Your photos are quite lovely and if I might add, 100% worthy of Dog Fancy Cover!
Hugs Cecilia
Wowzers, thank you. I’m doing my best to find my own way around this blogging thing. We all love to explore, so I’m sure we’ll find more fun places.
What a lovely day you had – lots to smell!
Plenty of sniffing opportunities for sure!
Oh, Madison, I know Emma is bursting with pride for you, sweet girl! This is a great post; and if I ever get to Minneapolis, I will definitely ask you and Bailie and your Mom to be my tour guides! I love history – especially American History – so the Mill Ruins Park area would be first on my must-see list.
You would love all the old stuff down by the river, and the Mill City Museum too. I’m working hard to find my way around managing a blog. It’s not easy, but Mom says I am getting the modeling part down pretty well.
What a wonderful walk and a wonderful photo shoot. You’re one lucky pup.
Have a woof woof day and weekend. My best to your peeps. ā„
Thank you. We had a fun time.
What wonderful sights you saw Madison! We thin our Mama would love to tour the flour museum!
xoxo,
Rosy, Jakey and Arty
My mom loves the museum, but I think she likes walking outside even more.
That looks like such an interesting place, Madison! It really does make for some great photos. I love to visit places with a history like that.
They are interesting to see, and good for photos. There are things about the history to read all over the place too.
I can tell you had a pawesome time!
You gave us a great tour of the mill Madison. You had a great photo shoot too.
Thank you. It was a fun little trip.
Madison, you make any backdrop look interesting, but you are the beauty in every picture! Wow! You are stunning! To fill you in I got my root, my Chewy Birthday Box , and a Bark Box yesterday for my birthday. Today I went to my salon, and Juanita makes me beautiful as she treats me like the special girl I am! XOXO, Sparkle
That is awesome! Congratulations on turning 5 and getting a boat load of good gifts. I don’t like going to the spa, but I have to go every three months or so. I think I’m cute enough when I’m shaggy, but Mom feels differently.
I love your little pink tongue sticking out in the first photo.
This time of year it doesn’t come out as much, but if I get warm, look out.
I think that your mom’s photoshoot is every bit as good as a pro’s! Great photos. I will think of you every single time I use Gold Medal flour. Wow!!! I love the rust and grit of a real city (because it’s so novel for me!). Thanks for GREAT photos.
Thank you. Mom isn’t a city girl, or a country girl, she likes the suburbs, but it is fun to visit cities for a change of scenery. She loves that old stuff for photos.
What a cool adventure!
We had a fun time that day.
That is a great area for a photo shoot and I remember when your sisters visited the area. We use Gold Medal flour all of the time so now we will smile and think of y’all.
Yay! We hounds have a way of getting into human minds and sticking there!