A view of the Milky Way an hour before sunrise over the St. Croix River on the Minnesota/Wisconsin border.
Just across the Hennepin Avenue Bridge from downtown Minneapolis is the neighborhood affectionately known as "Nordeast", where the classic Minnesota beer, Grain Belt, was once brewed. The iconic sign was recently re-lit with LED technology and was celebrating the Minnesota Vikings this weekend by turning purple.
Canadian geese brave the nearly frozen Mississippi River as they float in the purple and gold painted water created by the Lowry Bridge in Northeast Minneapolis on MInnesota Vikings playoff weekend.
