An outcropping of Greenstone rock is located in Ely. Greenstone is one of the olest known Minnesota rocks and it is located just a few blocks off Camp Street in Ely, Minnesota.It is called Pillow Rock because of the clearly visible rounded shapes formed within this mass of lava flow. An effort has been underway to remove Pillow Rock to a location more accessible to tourists.
A view of a narrow foot bridge crossing Flint Creek. The bridge is made out o f a log and had a railing. Thick forest grows on both sides of the creek.
A postcard of the fountain at Lakewood in Duluth. The fountain is frozen and has an American flag flying from the top. Snow lies on the ground and trees are in the background.
A view of the Goodwills' summer home on Lake Vermillion. The lake is in the foreground, and the summer home along with a few other buildings are on the shore with a thick forest in the background.
A view of an iron mine in Virginia, Minnesota. The view looks down a deep trench. Mining equipment stand to the left, and houses can be seen in the distance to the left.
A view of a log jam on the Little Fork River. The river is so full of cut logs that that the water is barely visible. A thick forest grows on both sides of the river.
An excellent example of an ellipsoidal lava flow said to be 2.7 billion years old with peculiar masses formed when dark lavas flowed under water. One of the few specimens of its kind in the world. The rock is an outcrop of Ely Greenstone.