On to the next system! Heavier rain possible Late Thurs/Fri

Forecast Map for Thursday Friday and Saturday, Map created by me.

Well it's already time to talk about the next system because it will start to effect us Thursday! A Large low pressure system, A fairly strong one to, will really get more organized as it starts to effect our area, the center of the low will pass through Iowa, but it will send waves of rain North, Heavy Rains will be fairly likely from this system, although it is not 100% for sure where the heaviest bands will be, as much rain 2 inches maybe even as close as the local area, Either way I still think most of the areas should see some good rain totals from this system, It will be a slower moving system which will mean Good rain chances starting Thursday Afternoon and lasting through Saturday, We are looking at a pretty wet end to the week into the weekend. We will also kick up a bit of winds with this system but noting like last week, just expect some breezy conditions Detailed forecast blow

Thursday, Possible Sunny early then clouds moving in. A chance of rain starting early in the afternoon with rain becoming a good possibility by mid afternoon some could be heavy, with breezy winds, Highs in the Mid 50s. Thursday Night, A good chance of Rain, Possibly Heavy, Breezy wind, lows in the mid 40s.

Friday, Looking Wet A good chances of Rain, some possible heavy, highs in the low to mid 50s, Friday Night Rain continuing, a good chance of rain lows in the low 40s.

Saturday, Lingering off and on showers continuing highs in the low 50s, Saturday Night A chance of showers, Cool, lows in the low 40s to upper 30s.

Looking Ahead It looks like a wet pattern will continue Sunday should be dry and cool, but another system looks to bring us more rain early next week temps look to continue to be cool, but then the model shows a possible Very cool drop off for the end of the week much could chance before that time but it will still have to be watched.

Widespread Frost last night across most areas, Frost Report.

Frosty Dahlia flower in my garden Sept 30th

Photo showing White Fields just outside my yard Sept 30th

Low Temperatures Reported

Clouds held strong all day Tuesday but then clouds broke up and skies became completely clear just in time for night to approach, This help send temps dropping like a rock last night as well has a cold High Pressure over the area. I would say just about every community in our 6 county area had widespread frost last night, Most places across the area even reported temperatures below or at freezing I believe most places had their Killing Frost, and places in Washburn County even had a completely hard Freeze.
Frosty Leaf Sept 30th

My official Frost report for here in Clayton is, we had a Widespread Frost, This frost was my 1st frost of the season, but it was a hard one, Fields were completely frosted and All corn was frosted, here in my yard, Garden Plants were hit with a hard frost, and even plants close to the house, and grass under trees were was frozen or had some frost, my official low on my station was 30.F

This was a killing frost, and The Growing season has ended here at my location, which seems kinda odd for my 1st frost of the season.

Very strong winds Today.

A video I took of the strong winds blowing through my yard September 27Th

We had Very Strong winds blow through the area today, after the cold front passed, Showers formed right along the leading edge of the cold air behind the cold front coming down from ND/MN, this line of showers raced down at 35MPH and the strongest winds were right in this line, reports of winds near 50MPH were reported.

A number blown off from the gas station sign in Clayton. My friend Alan G. of Turtle Lake sent me in this late picture he took of a tree which was snapped by Very strong Northwest winds on the Clear Lake-Clayton ATV trail on the North edge of Clayton.

Winds of 45-50MPH did cause damage through out the area, Isolated reports of trees down came in from across the area, from friends I know and reports to the NWS. Trees were reported down in Dunn county, and some power lines were reported down in the southern side Turtle Lake, from these high winds winds. Here in Clayton, there was some tree damage, a temporary Church sign was blown down, and as odd as this is, a number blew off the gas station sign, there was also many branches and leaves in the road. quick gust of wind took all the Potted plants off this table, they cleared the second bench then spilled, also showing all the leaves that were blown off from the tree some that are still green.

In my yard Lots of leaves blown off the trees that were turning, even leaves that were still green were blowing off, Also many minor branches, littered our roof and yard, and other wind related things like Several potted plants blew off my picnic table in our backyard and spilled. and a plant was flattened in the Garden, The potted plants spilling surprised me, because the potted plants were weighed down.

Wind Reports

Amery 49MPH
Menomonie 47MPH
Siren 44MPH
New Richmond 40MPH
Clayton My Station, 36MPH
Spooner 36MPH
Rice Lake airport 32MPH

These winds were definitely the winds of Change! the temp started out at 66.F at 3PM and cooled to 48 by sunset! there was a definite chill in the wind.

Windy conditions will continue through Monday winds could gust to 40MPH, it will also be Much cooler Monday please see my Forecast Post below.

Big Cool Down, Starting Sun, Windy and colder, then Frost Monday Night/Tuesday Night.

Weathermap for Sunday Monday and Tuesday,

Well I was glad I waited because now I have a much better idea in what will happen weather wise.

Much cooler and Windy weather is about to overspread our area, after the front passes, Highs will only reach the 50s for Monday and Tuesday, Frost is Possible on Monday Night, but Frost is looking likely Especially on Tuesday Night when we some spots could fall into the lower 30s.

A strong low pressure to the north with a trailing cold front will bring in Much cooler and also windy conditions, which will start on Sunday, Sunday will start off mild temps in the upper 60s, for the last time for a couple days. winds will be calm at first, but then in the Early afternoon winds will switch around to the northwest, and it will become windy and cooler, winds could gust near 35MPH as the front passes, There is a small chance of a shower along the front but any rain will remain a light rain and not a problem. It will remain windy through Sunday Night and, Monday, and Actually Monday will even windier, Winds could gust near 40MPH on Monday, we will also have cloudy skies behind the low pressure system clouds, So expect cloudy skies Monday with some clearing late in the day and in the evening, This will make the way for a cold night Monday Night, I believe Frost is possible if clouds clear enough I would expect lows to fall into the upper 30s with the best chance of frost in the Northern areas. Tuesday, will be Sunny, and still cool as cool air settles into the area, highs will stay in the upper 50s Tuesday and winds will be light, Tuesday Night will be much colder, I believe Frost is Likely, first frost of the season for some areas, I believe that Frost is a high possibility for all of the area, as Lows will fall into the Mid to upper 30s, and I would not be surprised if some spots fell into the Low 30s. Detailed forecast below.

Sunday, Sunny in the morning then turning Cloudy, Mild in the first half of the day with highs in the upper 60s, Then in the afternoon, A chance of a shower and turning windy and cooler, winds could gust near 35MPH. Sunday Night, Windy, Cloudy a small chance of a few lingering showers, lows in the mid 40s.

Monday, Very Cool, Partly Sunny, and windy, winds could gust near 40MPH, skies clearing a bit late in the day, highs only reaching the mid 50s, Monday Night, Very Cool, and breezy, if skies clear enough, lows will fall into the upper 30s.

Tuesday, Sunny, and Cool, Highs only reaching the upper 50s. Tuesday Night Very Cool, Frost Likely, lows in the mid 30s, Lower 30s are possible. Be sure to bring houseplants and annuals indoors.

Remember here in Clayton,WI we have not yet had a frost yet this season, I will be watching for frost at my location on Monday and Tuesday mornings, and I will have a reporting post about areas that got Frost out for the entire area on Tuesday.

Looking ahead, A quick rebound in the temps will come Wednesday highs will warm back into the 60s, and lows will also warm back up, Another system may be in our site for Thursday, it might also be a strong one, with another cool blast, more on this in the up coming days.

Better Rain Chances, Then Much Cooler Next Week.

Weathermap for Friday Saturday and Sunday

We will have 2 systems that will effect the weather this weekend. Both need to be talked about, The first System will be a weaker Low pressure system which will bring us some much needed rainfall Friday and Saturday, most of the rainfall will fall Late Friday into Saturday, it looks like it will start off as some Thunderstorms in the southern counties. before turning mainly into Scattered showers, Temps will be pretty steady with this system highs in the upper 60s both days, also it will feel Humid.

The Second system will be a Strong low pressure to the North & with strong cold front, this system will bring a chance of showers, Best chances North, but the major story with this system will be the Much cooler weather, and Windy conditions starting late Sunday, And Early next week on Monday, the cold air could lead to some places getting their first frost of the season, in some areas that did not already have their first frost.

I will go into detail a bit about the Strong cold front & System for late in the weekend and early next week. a Low pressure system will really begin to Strengthen over Lake Superior on Sunday and Monday, this will shift and increase our winds from the northwest and it will become pretty windy, at the same time a Strong cold front will start to close in Late Sunday Night, Yesterday I thought showers would be a good bet for us, but now I'm thinking with the latest forecast model run most of the rain will be in the Northern 6 county area and, still a chance of showers all across though. Late Sunday and into Monday Morning, The front will pass through some point on Sunday, Much cooler temperatures and Windy conditions will follow the front, Highs will only be in the upper 50s Monday. Detailed forecast below,

Friday, Cloudy, a passing shower possible during the day, then late Friday a chance of showers highs in the upper 60s, Friday Night, A good chance of showers, possible a Thunderstorm, in the Southern counties, lows in the low 50s.

Saturday, Cloudy with Scattered lingering showers during the day, maybe some Sun breaks during the day, Highs in the mid 60s. Saturday Night, linger showers possible early then cloudy lows in the low 50s.

Sunday, Cloudy during the day, with Increasing winds then turning breezy, Highs in the upper 60s to low 70s before the front passes. Sunday Night, Breezy, A chance of Showers... then late, a good chance of showers, lows in the upper 40s,

Monday Preview, Showers possible early, Much Cooler and Windy, highs in the upper 50s.

Monday Night I am unsure of how cold it will actually get, but I believe it could be Cold across the area, I really think some Frost Will be possible with lows falling in the upper 30s or colder, this same air mass may even again produce frost on Tuesday Night, but at this point I am un sure of how this part of the forecast or how cold it will get I ask that you please check back in on Sunday when I will issue a forecast,Sunday and update about these chance.

after this cool air mass, The model shows warming temperatures up through the middle of next week and it looks like we will be preip free, then by Late next week, the models show another strong cold front pulling in a cool air mass by Saturday and Sunday. but things could change a bit before next weekend so stay tuned through this week. right now This weekends systems are the main thing to worry about.

Officially Fall Starts Today and Finally some rain in the area!

Yellow Ash in our Front yard Sept 22nd.

We welcome in Fall Officially Today at 4:18PM, and we also Very much welcomed in some rainfall which we finally got overnight and this morning. Some places got as much as over 0.30" but most places got under 0.20" and some places much less then that, It wasn't very much at all, it was only enough to wet the ground a little bit, but We will take anything at this point.


After an amazing 23 days with out single Drop of rain We finally had some light rain showers here, my yard, I picked up 0.07 so in total Tuesday, Which isn't much, but we were just happy to see some rain falling. We are hoping that the start of a new season will bring more active weather and rainfall.

Forecast/Fall Color Report

Forcast map for Sunday, Monday and Tuesday.

High pressure which has effect the weather this entire month will continue to bring Sunshine and Above normal temps for Sunday Monday And Tuesday that high pressure system will Finally move off, Monday and Tuesday a Cold/ system will move in from the west, this will bring a chance of showers with it, And Maybe a Thunderstorm but it mainly looks light. The Forecast model wants to push all the rain south of us but I still think, and hope the area sees some rain from this. So expect the Best chance of rain Monday Night and, Tuesday we will have maybe some linger showers but I find that the chance is slim, Cloud cover will hold temps back in the upper 60s. lows cooling off into the low 50s for Tuesday Night Detailed forecast below.

Sunday, Sunny, Warm & Nice! highs near 80, some spots will likely break 80.F. Sunday Night Partly Cloudy, lows in the 50s.

Monday, Partly Cloudy earlier then quickly clouding over with A chance of showers and maybe a Thunderstorm. Monday Night a shower still possible, otherwise Cloudy with lows in the mid 50s.

Tuesday, Cooler, Showers possible, otherwise Mostly Cloudy with highs in the upper 60s to 70 Tuesday Night, Cloudy then some clearing, lows in the low 50s,

Looking Ahead, After Monday/Tuesdays cold front, it does not look like much will happen, it will dry out Wednesday and Sunshine will come back into the forecast but Temps will stay cooler then they have been in the low to mid 70s. then cooling to the low 70s by end of next week... after that a possible short lived warming tend will come in before another possible cool down, but I say possible because anything could happen!

all other Information/Reports besides the Clayton report are from The Travel Wisconsin website.

Fall Colors reports are starting to come in from most locations across the 6 county area Burnett County, Washburn County, Polk County and Barron County all have locations in them which are reporting Low Color, Dunn County and St Croix County are still reporting little color but I feel they will soon follow the rest of the area. Looking around at my locations I would say we have about 15% color here in Clayton,WI Ash Trees and Maples are still the main show right now, Ash trees which were earlier last week are starting to lose leaves fast... looking on the landscape you can see isolated spots of color especially on Wood-lines but otherwise it is mainly Green, Both ash trees in my yard are turning, One is especially noticeable, one is starting to turn yellow and the other is turning yellow-orange. This year the fall color seems to be held back a bit by the Well above normal temps. we have still been getting into the 80s here during the day.

Post about Very Old Oaks on our land, Photos included!

Large White Oak, near my house... our shed and yard in the distance. taken Sept 18th

This is a post about some Very old oak trees on our property, Even when my Dad bought this house and land 20 years ago, He noticed several Very large oak trees on the land behind our house, they 3 different kinds and they scattered across our land, but the largest one are in the southeast and west parts of our woods, the interest in these trees has been passed on to me and now we are both wondering about them. The one above in the photo is as wide as it is tall! and probably just over 100 years old.


Oak Trees can grow to be huge sizes the canopy (top ) can be as wide as the tree is tall, and they can live for many generations, This is surprising by true, Oak Trees can live to be 200+ years old, Expressly types like White Oak, Red Oak and Bur Oak and that is what has me wondering, What age some of these trees could be.

Very Large White Oak west of my house taken Sept 18th

I believe it is the largest White Oak on our land, The tree canopy (top) is so large that from a distance it looks as though there are many small trees, but it's 1 entire tree, Me and my dad guessed the age of this tree We Estimate that this tree is well over 100 years old and if I has to guess a number, I would say it could be approaching 130 years old! I told my dad "If this tree could talk it would have many stories to tell!" This isn't the only one around that is very old, there are several near our house that could be over topping 100 but this one in the photo above is the largest.

Now the next time you see a large tree, Think about how many years it has been there, How many storms it weathered through!

White Oak & Bur Oak in our Front yard taken Sept 18th

even the White Oaks in our yard are getting "up there" Size wise, We have 4 oaks in our yard, 3 are White Oak and 1 is Bur Oak the largest one in our yard is Bur Oak, and they produce tons of acorns. I Estimate that the Oaks in our yard are at least 80 years old, We based this estimated off how old our house is, we believe they were planted when the house was built, I am not sure why they planted them in pairs of 2 but all 4 were planted this way, I am also unsure of why there is 1 different kind of oak out of 3, it must have gotten mixed up.

Thank you for reading my post about the Very old oaks on our property. If you have any information about finding out how old these trees are or any questions or would like to see the trees Send me an email at hostalover360@yahoo.com

Well Above normal temperatures Report

Sugar maple starting to show color Sept 15Th

for past 1 and a half weeks have had Well above normal temperatures, Complete sunshine and Very dry conditions across the area, This was caused by a strong high pressure system which has been stuck just east of area near Lake Superior which has brought us sunny weather nearly everyday of Sept so far, it has been very dry because of this high pressure it has literally backed out and moved any system west that was trying to come this way.

This is not unheard of, but it is pretty interesting, Normally high temperatures this time of year are in the very low 70s but all of the area has been breaking 80 nearly everyday which is about 12 degrees above normal... we have even had more then one mid 80s degree highs this week.

This September as been above average for sure, and actually was surprisingly one of the warmest weeks of the entire summer even though we are at the end of summer!, but what is most interesting is, This September has been significantly warmer then September 2008 was, So far this month we have had 9 days at or above 80.F last year in September we ended the month with just 3, Also in September 2008 we had by the 8Th-9Th of the month, we already had 1 frost, and this year so far, we have not had any frost , actually here at my house, we have not even had our first frost of the the fall season yet! some spots did have a light frost already once this season. The delayed first frost has been very good news for local area farmers.

It has been Very Dry across the area so far this month, most places have not gotten any rain, My rain gauge has not even seen a single drop of rain this entire month so far, and so far we have gone 16 days with out any rain at all not even a sprinkle! it has been sunny pretty much everyday of the month, this was probably the longest stretch of sunny weather we have had this entire summer

Above normal temperatures, Sunshine and Dry weather looks to continue at least through the weekend

Nice Above Average Weather Continues but we could really use rain.

Weathermap for Sunday, Monday and Tuesday.

A Stubborn area of high pressure continues to effect our weather. We did have a system coming but it was backed out by this high pressure, This will leave us with Warm Humid conditions and temperatures above normal. The average temperature is in the low 70s this time of year and for the next 3 days I expect it to break 80.F This area of high pressure will keep us dry. Some ground fog may form over night form like it has been the passed 2 weeks Detailed forecast below.

Sunday, Sunny and Warm highs in the low 80s. Sunday Night clear lows near 60.

Monday Sunny and Warm highs in the low 80s. Monday Night Clear lows in the upper 50s.

Tuesday, Sunny and Warm highs in the low 80s. Tuesday Night Clear lows in the upper 50s.

Looking ahead it will continue to be sunny and dry through Wednesday, Our next chance for rain will come Wednesday Night an Thursday. It will also cool down into the low 70s for highs.

Image from the Drought monitor

We could really use some rain, Parts of the 6 county area remain under Severe Drought and it really shows to, It is quite dry across the 6 county area Corn fields and yards are beginning to show it. Here at my place it has been 14 days since we have see any rain at all, The entire month of Sept so far has not even brought me a sprinkle. our yard is Very dry and turning brown Corn fields are dry. The other day I watched someone mowing there yard and it was noting but dust coming out. and I've already had to begin watering trees and gardens due to this dryness. This warm sunny weather is great but if we continue in this dry pattern we could slip back into Extreme Drought. So I think many people are hoping for some rain soon.

Early Fall color, and some good flower photos.

couple ash trees which have turned along a roadway.

Well many people have begun to notice some fall colors now starting to show up At this point I have noticed mainly Ash trees are turning right now Some maples and Sumac also have color too. most color I've seen so far is Yellow coming from Ash trees. Ash trees are known for being one of the first trees to turn colors. around my yard, 1 of the 2 ash trees in my yard is kinda hinting at starting to turn color. I have started the fall color report which I believe is about at 10% change at this time even though this is true, The main color you will see looking out on the landscape is still green. This years starting of the fall colors came just about right on target as last year, but it is just a tad bit earlier.





I had to add this photo to my blog, It is one of my best flower picutres. This is an Aster which are known for there late blooming season... these are wild and this is the deepest purple wild flower you will find in Wisconsin.
here is another picture of a different kind of Asters. You can also see some fall color from the plant to the left

New Blog Header

Many of you may have noticed this when you came on my blog. But I have changed my old header ( The main blog logo ) I have updated to better fit my blog, I added a small description explaining the coverage area of the blog a bit more and where I'm centered. and of coarse a bit about what I do here.

Late August Follow-up report

I decided to make a late post about the month of August weather This is a Full report- August report from my weather station, Weather was observed in my backyard here on the Southeast side of of Clayton,Wisconsin

Precipitation

August was a much wetter month then July August started out kind of on the dry side then Rain really started to pick up by the 21st of August we went over the average monthly total. We ended August with a total of 8.14" of rain for them month, Which is 3.50" above normal, Which is good news for the mainly Dry below average season.

Thunderstorm Days

I had 11 Thunderstorm days in the month of August. I had 2 of the storms I consider Strong Storms and I had 1 Thunderstorm which brought Severe Thunderstorm Conditions. This was on the very low end of what I consider Severe.

We also had 1 strong low pressure system which brought a Tornado Scare for my community. but No tornado or severe damage seen. and it will not go down as a Severe Storm.

Temperatures

August started our cool then we had 1 Hot week in them middle of the month Then it got Very cool the end of the month. August was below average, but it was surprisingly Much warmer then July was. It was we had 11 days with temperatures at or above 80.F and we had 5 days with highs with temps at of above 84.F We had 1 near 90 degree temp August 14Th when we reach 89.F but officially we had no temps at or above 90s in August We also had some quite cool days in August especially the end one the month, We had 1 day at of below 60.F We had No frost at my location in August.

Weather pattern about to change a bit and a couple Statements

Weather map for Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday.

Tuesday we will still have Sunny skies like like we have been for quite a while now Highs will be pretty warm above average with highs in the low 80s. But Wednesday a System with and cold front will bring in a change and a chance of rain that we could really use after a dry week. Showers and even Thunderstorms will form with this system, highs will be in the middle 70s. Thursday we could still be effected by showers left over. highs will be in the mid 70s Tues. Detailed forecast below.

Tuesday, Sunny Warm highs in the low 80s Tuesday Night mild, clear lows near 60.

Wednesday, A chance of Showers and Thunderstorms mainly in the afternoon, highs in the low to mid 70s. Wednesday Night a chance of showers and thunderstorms lows in the upper 50s.

Thursday A chance of lingering showers. Mainly cloudy, highs in the middle 70s Thursday Night Clouds breaking up a bit, lows in the upper 50s.

Looking ahead, A cold front will drag in some cooler air in by Saturday, The temps look to be quite a bit cooler for the late week into the weekend. and it also appears as though There will be a slow moving system starting to move in on Friday, wetter This system will bring in cooler wetter weather so Expect chances for rain through-out next week and it looks like we will remain in a cooler-cloudy and wet type of weather pattern for bit.

Fall Color Reports.

I have just started releasing my Fall color reports, Because a recent complaint I have seen, I will now be adding the Date that I observed the leave change to avoid confusion. This report will be up to date. Please continue to check for for a full leave color reports from Clayton,WI

One last statement, I believe Dirk and Paul of Dirks Forecasting Center, have thought up a good argument on the Air quality Information. I also do not have the tools to measure air quality. so I think it is be a good idea to no longer release that type of information to my blog. and Instead re direct you Wisconsin DNR website for that type of information. Thankyou.

Fog/flower picutres

Over the past week we have been under a calm still high pressure system, This has allowed for Fog to form every night this week so far The fog has mainly been forming in low spots such as swamps and river valleys. The fog never seems to make it to my yard but it gets pretty thick east of my house.

This is a picture of a purple Dalia it has grown pretty big this year, and this is it's first year. it will bloom until we get a hard frost.

Dry Nice weather continues through Labor Day

weathermap for Saturday Sunday and Monday.

The weather for Labor Day weekend will continue to be nice Sunny and Dry. Over the past few days we have been locked under a large High pressure area which brought us nice sunny weather. This weather will continue. Expect Sunny Warm days, and Cool clear nights. highs will be near the upper 70s everyday likely surpassing 80 by Labor Day Detailed Forecast Below.

Saturday Sunny, Nice highs in the upper 70s. Saturday Night Clear, Cool lows in the lower 50s.

Sunday, Sunny Nice, highs in the upper 70s Sunday Night Clear, cool lows in the low 50s.

Labor Day Sunny, Warm. highs near 80. Monday Night Clear, lows in the upper 50s.

Looking Ahead Nice weather even continues into Tuesday but Wednesday a chance of Showers with a cold front which will bring some cooler air.

Minneapolis/ St Paul photos! and my expereince there.

Downtown St Paul from the South side of the city.


My trip to the Twin Cities was Awesome. For 2 days, I got the chance to Explore St Paul and go to the Minnesota State Fair. The first day I pretty much just spent the day seeing the sited around Downtown St Paul, My friend and I went to Harriet Island and I got to see St Paul from the waterfront which was Very pretty. I also got to See St Paul at night. One of the interesting this were I only saw 3 stars in the sky at 8PM which is a lot less then what you can see from my house.

Me at Rice Park in Downtown St Paul,Minnesota

I Decided to show my Wisconsin State pride by wearing my Favorite Wisconsin shirt to Minnesota state fair. What happened because of this was cool, My friend, Alex Wanted to play Bingo, for the show Twin Cities Live at the KSTP booth, There were 2 hosts with microphones and a 3rd person walking around with a microphone talking to people that won, The game was to give away prizes. I was sitting on the benches in the crowed with the the 100+ people. during the middle of the game one of the hosts said "Before we get started again, I got to say, HEY to the guy in the Wisconsin shirt" as soon as he said that I thought (Oh Dang he's talking to me) , Then he jokingly said "Who let him it here!" Then the hosts asked for my name and where I was from. so I said " I'm Derek McKay from Clayton,Wisconsin" That was pretty cool for me, The host picked me out of a crowed saw me wearing my Wisconsin Shirt, I guess you don't see to many Wisconsin Shirts at the Minnesota State Fair!

Downtown Minneapolis in the distance.



This was also a pretty neat thing. I rode a ride called the Space Tower, It went very high into the air, Well above the tree line. You could see both Downtown Minneapolis and St Paul from the top. You could also see into extended Suburbs and water towers scatted out for miles, the country side could also be seen.

This image is from the top of the Space Tower looking out of the cities, Towards Wisconsin.

So I really at a good time in the Cities and at the Minnesota State Fair, It will be will be an Experience to remember.