So, I headed to downtown Minot. I heard that there was a train museum or attraction or something down there. I figured I might as well check it out.
I found the Depot.
I found the door.
It was closed, but I rather liked the Soo Line logo on the plate around the handle.
There were a few cars that looked like were being preserved and/or restored. But they had a fence around them, so I didn’t go check them out.
I headed back to my truck, and this historical record caught my eye – a record of what used to be.
Across the street, I spied the Taube Museum of Art – and the door was open. I went over to check it out.
Upstairs was an art activity geared toward children. They looked like they were having fun. A sign said that there was an art display downstairs, so I decided to check it out.
There were some paintings – incredibly detailed and closely observed paintings – done in acrylic on birch. The artist is Lindsay Arnold. (Really, check out her website.)
Can you believe these are paintings?
I love the name of this exhibit: Tedium. My father always said that I loved tedious things. I guess he was right.
There was also a mosaic. I have already written about my love of mosaics. The blue grout really caught my attention.
Across the street from the museum was the First National Bank.
They sure made elegant buildings back in the day.
I had to stock up on food before I left town. I stopped at this store, which was a new one to me.
I was intrigued by the fact that it was “employee owned.”
This caught my eye. It is “sweet and sour sauce”. Sweet and sour sauce WITH white chicken and rice. It was inexpensive, but I left it in the freezer.
I left these on the shelf, too. They just didn’t call out to me.
I did pick these up, though. How could I pass up lefse? Lefse with butter, sugar and cinnamon and a steaming mug of coffee – heaven!
Thus provisioned, I gassed up and headed back to the campground to get ready for the next day’s travel.
There was only one more thing to do. North Dakota was on the map! Only two more states to go.
Next up: South Dakota.