Fire in the sky behind the old fire tower 🔥 I knew I'd eventually get this fire tower with aurora but I wasn't expecting it to happen only a few weeks after I found it 😎 This is from Wednesday. I had so many pics from Tues-Wed but this is the last of 'em. Solana State Forest, Minnesota

Minnesota, if hoping for aurora again tonight...sit tight Last night was too easy. Once in decade sort of easy. Usually have to try, fail & travel far, many times over, to see that Still good chance but data is not screamin like 24 hrs ago Welcome to aurora chasing. Hard & frustrating 95% of time

Wow. Can't say much else. The overhead corona was unbelievable. The most intense reds and greens. ❤️💚😍💃 She'll be dancing until sunrise. I visited Franconia Sculpture Park over summer and it has been on my aurora photo bucket list ever since. That's where I went last night. Schafer, Minnesota.

One of the most powerful auroras of the decade showing over the intense light pollution, St. Paul, Minnesota! 1:00am Smith Avenue High Bridge overlook. Tonight was a special one. I have so many more pictures to share and sort through! Incredible night.

🚨🚨🚨 📢 If you ever listen to me about the northern lights, make it tonight & tomorrow. Do you want to see real magic? tonight might be beginning of an incredible 36hrs. This is the real deal. Find clear sky hour north & strap in. Now. Biggest since last October. You will regret missing this.

I could not make it to Split Rock Lighthouse lighting tonight for the Edmund Fitzgerald anniversary. It's a work/school night 🙁 but I was there last year. Found some pics/video I never posted. Pretty sure I hold the closest view anyone has dared to get on shore ⚓️🚢🕯🫡

Spent weekend in Apostle Islands, Wisconsin. This is my fav pic. Eagle worked Bayfield as fishing tug until '40s. Sold to fishery in Cornacopia 15m south in '70s until beached shortly after. Still can't explain "Mpls, MN" on stern but the Cornacopia Hist. Soc. is helping me find info. Stay tuned.

Big guy. The variety in MN are yellowish unlike their iconic red cousin 🍄 Easily missed when blended w fallen leaves. Find them among birch/pine trees in late summer-November. Cool lookin' but they'll F your dog (or you) right up 🤢🤪🤮 Watch for them on walks.

Legal observer training session this Thursday in Dinkytown (University of Minnesota) 9am-11am. You must register to attend and to get the details but this is a trustworthy org. You can feel comfortable giving info. tinyurl.com/MonarchMN-Tr...

Cruising backroads of Hwy 61. I noticed this 760ft peak above me. Quickly located nearest trailhead to try to get up there. 2hrs of climbing 2.5 miles of switchbacks... Wait for the sunset. It was worth it but a little scary going down in dark, lol. Sawmill Dome, Cty Rd 6, Finland, Minnesota

Minneapolis/St. Paul friends, Halloween on Friday 🎃🍬🍫 Great opportunity to arm neighborhoods with whistles. Whistles + candy. Simple, dirt cheap, highly effective device to alert others to incoming danger. Youknowwhatimsayin? We should all have one on us. Still time to order.

Sunset on Raspberry Island, St. Paul, Minnesota. Vibrant Mexican folk art displayed "Alebrijes: Keepers of the Island" I prob won't get up early to do it so I'll give ya a tip: Sunday morning sunrise will provide beautiful backdrop behind sculptures over river bluffs. Could make some killer pics!

I'm about to sub for an after school guitar program full of 7-10 year old elementary kids. This usually goes one of two ways... Controlled chaos or absolute chaos. But... for $100/hour we will survive. Pray for me 🙏🎸

Crystal clear skies last night. I sat in a cemetery for an hour, hoping to catch some straggler (2 days past peak) Orionids streaking behind this old tombstone. No impressive meteors on camera 😢 but I got a cool shot of Orion & a very bright Jupiter through the middle.

Comet C/2025 A6 Lemmon ☄️ last night from north central Minnesota. (Circled in first pic) This is pretty good for phone camera but I'll try for a pic w 🔭 this week. It did look spectacular in my new massive 15×70 binoculars. Like a fuzzy green ball. I also found this abandoned 100yr old fire tower

"They got the guns but we got the numbers. Gonna win. We're talking over." -Jim Morrison No Kings.

Still 6 stops from downtown Minneapolis and the train is already at capacity. Announcements being made telling people more trains are coming. The platforms are full but no one can get on. No Kings.

Aurora is going to rip any min according to the data. I'm stuck on the train for another 30min 🥲 and still an hour away from a suitable spot. If you're up north tonight, I'd go outside and check it out. Probably going to continue to build up over next hours. Look north.

Never skip the show when a Beatle comes to town. Paul McCartney playing Blackbird tonight in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

I got a lot of books. This is one of my rare treasures. "The Beatles in Minnesota" documenting the only Beatles concert ever in MN on 8/21/1965. These are the only high quality pics from the show. Can't wait to see Paul McCartney tonight in Minneapolis! See you there.

I love the new powerbox art around the downtown St Paul Minnesota parks. These are my favorites. Find them around Mears Park, Kellogg Mall and adjacent streets.

Sunset fighting storm clouds over Minnesota & Mississippi Rivers confluence. Tonight from St. Peter Cemetery bluff in historic Mendota. One of oldest (post-European arrival) burials in MN here, 1840, but it was a traditional Dakota burial place long before settlers arrived.

The John G. Munson departed the Two Harbors, Minnesota port on Lake Superior while I was visiting the breakwater lighthouse. It traveled approx 300 miles in 28 hrs to Saulte St Marie, Ontario. The Munson was built in 1952. It is 768ft long and carries coal/iron ore.

I just bought $23(!!!) tickets on Stubhub for Paul McCartney in Minneapolis next week. I've seen him 5 times and never paid under $100. I wouldn't sleep on those 🎟 if you're interested. I sent a mass email to all my music students parents letting them know those are available.

The horizon opened up during the rain tonight for last few min of sunset. I really wanted to find opening in clouds to catch rising full harvest supermoon bc Saturn is right next to it 🌚🪐 Failed 🥲 Too cloudy in the east and it's raining but I'll take a good sunset I guess. Red Wing, Minnesota

One of my guitar students who started with me when she was 7 yrs old, got her first full size guitar today. She's been playing full rock songs and shredding real guitars solos on a 3/4 size Stratocaster so we upgraded to the real deal 🎸

Never got physical ticket when I saw her in concert. This 12am reservation will be cool stub to add to collection. There's at least 30 tix left at Edina Target btw fyi. Not many people here. Few sets of kids w parents starting to stream album. Myself included. #TaylorSwift

Did I steal this halloween decoration from the lobby at work? Yes I did. I will bring it back! I needed it 🤷‍♂️ It's aurora season if you haven't noticed. 🎃👻🪦 Onamia, Minnesota, 130am

Somewhat of a surprise tonight. The aurora is cooking up something strong and she's about to blow! If you are anywhere north and outside of the Twin Cities and can get to a suitable spot, it'd be worth staying up.

I bet you didn't know about the debauchery at Minneapolis' Minnehaha Falls in the late 1800s. "Knife fights, robbery, chaos & mayhem." Go watch Twin Cities PBS new series, You Are Here, Ep.1, Wicked Minnehaha. This is why we support public media!

Color is appearing in central Minnesota & at the Wisconsin border. I'm betting by the end of next week, it'll start to pop.

Lightning at sunset. Looking over St. Croix River into Minnesota from Birkmose Park, Hudson, Wisconsin.

Guitars of Farm Aid 🎸 Let's do it.

Grabbed a ticket to Farm Aid 40 tomorrow in Minneapolis. I'm lucky to have a very short list of legends that I haven't seen live yet, but Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson, and Neil Young are all on that list. Had to do it. I have a feeling this will be one that many will regret skipping.

This is the most incredible video I've seen in a long time Don't take the honey badger's side too early. You gotta watch until the end. 🚨 It's brutal, but in a lol kinda way, ya know?? 🤷‍♂️ No animals die in this video, not gory, but one of them gets a serious ass kickin, keeps going back for more ⚽️🐘

The aurora came in surprisingly hot last night. It caught me off guard but I made it out in time to catch her as soon as it turned dark. These were taken east of Hinkley and at the top of the fire tower. We made it to G3 and had a few great substorms until moonrise at 11:30. Best I've seen since May

From Libertarian, Right-leaning CATO Institute article published today. Argues that politically motivated killings in U.S. are exceedingly rare, but also makes clear which ideology perpetrators tend to align with. TLDR: No surprises. Table 2: U.S. Political Terrorism '75-'25 Table 3: Since 2020

Are you watching VMAs? It's not as massive as it used to be, but it's back to school season tradition for me. Always the weekend before or after first week in MN. Don't think missed one since elementary. I'm curious to ask my high school music classes tomorrow if they tuned in or if they even care

Willow River bridge under the full moon last night in Hudson, Wisconsin.

This new remastered video has been making the rounds online. Originally released on VHS in 1991 but was hard to watch bc sound was bad. New version is incredible footage of 20-23 yr old Beatles, tight as hell & having a great time. The screaming is unbelievable. First concert in US after Ed Sullivan

In last 3 days, I've heard from 7 people that they have Covid. None of them related. All from different part of Twin Cities. St. Paul to Shakopee. No one has cough. All throat symptoms. I'm neg 👍 but that pure luck. Somebody around you has it now & isn't telling you 💯 Be aware of throat clearing

I ran into a guy taking pics last night. He's a real pro photographer but he knew my name! 👀 Only from seeing my posts on aurora Facebook. That felt good. (I'm top contributor out of 45,000+ ppl on Twin Cities Aurora Chasers FB group 😎) Maybe it's time I actually learn to use a real camera?? Lol

Manifest with me. We can do it. 🕺🎺🥳💃🥁🎹

So what's the plan here? Are we going to sleep? Like, I can't wake up and be hours late to the news... I want to hear and witness the celebrations in the streets when it happens.

Show up to sold-out Dakota Jazz Club (max cap: 350 ppl) in downtown Minneapolis w/o tix for once in a lifetime Prince concert. I hear first notes from 🎸 inside. The manager walks outside & asks if I want tix. I bought tix to the 9pm & 11pm shows. Prince 2x in one night from 10ft away in tiny club 🎶

Without downloading anything new, where are you mentally?

Havent said anything yet cause its a bunch of nerdy stuff that I cant explain, but now is good time pay attention 🌞Spots currently rotating to face earth are unstable & eruptive with more potential. If she blows in coming days, 🌎 might feel it and see aurora. We watch, wait & hope for a big one 👀🤞

Minnesota State Fair Pro Tip: You can watch the Grandstand concerts for free on Level 2 stairs east or west.

7yr old ukulele student tells me about his fort being "raided" & "sabotaged" during an active & ongoing battle between neighborhood children on the front lines of the SW suburbs 🪖🎖 It's serious, and he is pissed but he has a plan. Ill ask for an update next week 🫡

I just bought a Nine Inch Nails ticket for $32 😃 So... I guess that's what i'm doing tonight, lol. Last minute hold out for concert tickets is a winning strategy if you're willing to play chicken with the scalper sites.