South for the Winter

South for the winter means, get in the car with camera and drive south.
Today was a spectacular robins egg blue sky, warm sunshine and 5°
Tim and I discovered a part of Minnesota that neither of us had ever visited before.  Montgomery, Watertown, Elysian & Madison Lake, Minnesota.  In Madison Lake we stumbled upon the "Mad Bobber Ice Fishing Contest". So Tim decided to drive the car up close to get a better look.  There were some serious fisherpeople out on the lake and I now know why. More than $10,000 in prize give-a-ways and raffle. 25 Fishing Prizes/25 Door Prizes/50 Total Prizes.

 This ice house sports some Blue Moon at the door!

When I unloaded my camera (Canon 5D), I was pleasantly surprised at the SOOCs (straight out of the camera).  That's not to say that I did not enhance some of these photos.



Driving south for the winter we found 7 new school houses!

 The windows on the structure to the right indicate that this was a schoolhouse.  The building was set back and I just happen to see it.  we turned around to get a picture. 44.485900, -93.660400

 35278 141st Ave, Montgomery, MN 56069

 This was a gift shop/cafe that we spotted in Elysian.  The staff said the building had been moved from a different area.  (possibly Cleveland or Cordova)

 The interior of the little red school was an inviting cafe.  The chalkboard had an invitiation for their Valentine dinner.

 Gorgeous school.  Not a one room but certainly loved by the community.  It is where the LeSuer County Historical Society is housed.

I'm guessing this building was a school.  Probably moved from a different area.  It is part of the historical society, we will visit in the Spring to learn more.

 This was a unique building located in Elysian.  The plaque stated that it was a the first school in 1885.

Yikes!  Drive by, OMG that must have been a school!