Bit of a tribute. Took a stroll yesterday through "the Big Woods, north of Bemidji's own Lake Bemidji to a bog (rhymes with hog), a delicate place no one I know would want to live, closest thing to a rain forest one could probably find east of the Rockies. Loved it. Easy hike, but I still sweat madly due to deep woods humidity (at least to a prairie dweller!).
For those of us who are un-Minnesotan, it just so happens that what you're looking at here is the officially recognized State Flower, a little sweetie of an orchid that blooms for only ten days. Their numbers are few, but we were blessed to be able to appreciate their glory out in the bog.
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Beautiful flower and photos. Brings me back to elementary school, where we learned about the Minnesota state song, flower, and bird. Glad you may find two of the three anyway.
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