We couldn't leave MN without a cow picture. Granted, it was a fake cow but I'm pretty sure it still counts.  

Photoshopped photo...Matt and Krissi at the Uptown artfair (its easier than asking a passerby to take your picture, just splice two together later) 

If you're careful, the "danger zone" is really not that dangerous. 

Matt snuck back there too. We had to take quick photos before anyone saw us.  

I, of course, had to be a rebel and sneak behind the fence. Really, if they didn't want people back there, they would close that big gap. I think last time Kelly and I were in MN we snuck behind with my dad to take pictures. 

We found a fellow tourist to take a photo of both of us in front of the falls. We spent a lot of time there. It really is so pretty. 

Minnesota is somewhat famous for serving lots of things on sticks. I told Matt you could find almost anything on a stick there. This isn't quite what I meant.  

The falls. So beautiful. 

Matt at the top of the falls. 

Don't worry folks - I wasn't really going to fall in.  

Sunday we went to Minnehaha Falls in Minneapolis. 

After all that, we ended the day at Town Hall Brewery. They were also out of the beer I really would have liked to try, if I remember correctly. 

This is the old mill district. Most of the old buildings have been turned into housing complexes. The thing jutting out in the back is part of a museum or theater - something like that.  

We didn't really take any pictures of the two of us while on that dam tour (ha ha!) so I posed in front of one of the cool bridges near the dam. 

We took a tour of the lock and dam - just Matt and I since it was the last tour of the day. We didn't get to see any boats passing through, but we did learn all about the process. 

While meeting up with Craig (I think we toured the campus before seeing him) he suggested we check out the St. Anthony Falls lock and dam and the surrounding mill ruins. So, we did. 

A drawback to traveling with just the two of us is that we get lots of pictures like these - Matt in front of the sign and then Krissi in front of the sign. There was no one around to take a picture of the two of us. 

We also drove around the University of Minnesota campus a bit.  

In front of Palmer's Bar. 

Then we met up with my somewhat estranged uncle Craig at his bookstore. Afterward we walked up the street to take pictures by Palmer's Bar. We were going to have a beer there, but one look inside kind of scared us away. Maybe next time... 

So, Matt went a little bit out of order with the last set of pictures. After the Capitol tour we met up with my aunt Mary and cousin Katie for lunch.  

Town Hall brewery is known for having the best IPA in the country, although when we were there this is as close as I got to trying it. They were out of stock until Tuesday. Those are boxes filled with IPA to be released a day after i leave MN. Its a conspiracy. :( 

Fermenters at the Town Hall Brewery 

Town Hall Brewery 

One of the staircases. Look at all that marble!