When I was little, my dad used to pack us kids into the old green station wagon (a vehicle which often chased me in my nightmares) and we'd head to Redwood Falls, Minnesota for a drive through Alexander Ramsey Park.  It was a reprieve from the wide-open prairies and the drudgery of the bean fields we kids got to know so intimately.  Ugh.

 I shouldn't say that.  I can remember when we needed to purchase some major item for the farm, instead of going to the bank, dad would say, "I'd better sell some beans."

But, I digress.  Alexander Ramsey Park is the largest municipal park in the state and magnificent, with a zoo, overlooks, the Redwood River,  historic WPA projects, paths, ballparks and playgrounds, and camping.  Whew!  And it has a paved road that curls through the landscape and used to terrify me when I was little.  I couldn't look away from the steep slope on one side or the other.  Thrillsville.

I've accumulated a number of photographs of the park and put them together in a video, which also includes a brief look at downtown Redwood Falls and a couple of places one can go to eat.  Click here to view the video.  The music has been provided by Edward Klamm from Minneapolis.