Found an interesting old building while walking around Elm Creek Park Reserve. Looks to be a small cow barn, but I’m not sure. The red bricks really stick out and draw me in. There are a lot of trees that have taken root and grown in the rubble.
I am super excited; I took my first Eagle photo as it was flying over Hayden Lake in Elm Creek Park Reserve. It is a little bigger than a black dot which is nice, but I had to crop the photo in a bunch.
The other day, I saw a Coyote up close as I was driving down 494S. The Coyote was running along the ditch right next to the freeway. Had my camera in the seat right next to me, but knew I had to drive, and I wouldn’t get a photo at all anyways due to the speed, safety etc. Sometime in the future I’ll get a real photo of both these animals!
Crocuses are blooming right now, and all the other bulb flowers have their flower stalks up and about to bloom. Fresh young grass shoots are coming up today, and the yard is super green. Great time right now. I love spring.
Maple Grove, MN has two water towers. Interestingly enough not much is written about them online. The below information is what I’ve been finding as I look into the water towers.
Specifications of the Northern Maple Grove Water Tower:
- Built in, 1982
- Built by, Pittsburgh-Des Moines Steel Company
- Capacity, 2000 M Gal.
- Color, cream.
- Maple Grove and red oak leaves are painted around the top.
- Located at 9511 Ranchview Ln. N, Maple Grove, MN 55369
- Located at approximately +45° 7′ 37.26″, -93° 28′ 40.41″ Elevation 945ft.
Specifications of the Southern Maple Grove Water Tower:
- Built in, 1973
- Built by, Pittsburgh-Des Moines Steel Company
- Capacity, 1,500 M Gal.
- Color, cream.
- Maple Grove and red oak leaves are painted around the top.
- Located at 6865 Sycamore Ln. N, Maple Grove, MN
- Located at approximately +45° 4′ 40.78″, -93° 26′ 37.91″.
Images of the Northern Maple Grove Water Tower:
Images of the Southern Maple Grove Water Tower:
This is a work in progress document. Any more concrete information, or useful updates? Use the contact form, or add a comment below.
Last Updated:
9/30/2011 Added two new pictures of the Northern tower.
4/11/2011 Date, capacity and pictures added for the Southern Maple Grove Water Tower. Few more pictures for the Northern Water Tower.
1/8/2012 Added Maple Grove Days fireworks and flash photography pictures of the Northern Tower.