The Inspiration Point scenic lookout roadside retreat on highway 16 near Lanesboro, that was built by Civilian Conservation Corp. Company 751. The work was part of FDR's New Deal program.
A rock formation comprised of a small rock balancing upon a larger limestone rock outcropping. A young man rests atop the upper rock and gazes down from the bluff toward the village of Peterson.
A bird's-eye view of the village of Peterson, Minnesota reproduced by Mathias Bue from an earlier photo taken in 1887 by T. L. Bersagel. Village buildings and houses are visible in background, with a farmstead and dirt road crossing the river at foreground.
A bird's-eye view of the village of Peterson with high school building seen at center. In foreground, the steel bridge built in 1898 spans the Root River.
A bird's-eye view of the Fillmore County Fairgrounds in Preston as viewed from the lookout along U.S. Highway 52 facing south, showing the parking area and racetrack to east and the Midway at the west. The Preston Lookout is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
A bird's-eye view of the Fillmore County Fairgrounds in Preston as viewed from the north at lookout along U.S. Highway 52. The Preston lookout is listed on National Register of Historic Places.
Bird's-eye view taken from Church Hill of Lanesboro power dam built over the Root River in 1868. It was constructed on a foundation of solid stone and anchored at each side by rock bluffs. Houses and various village buildings are seen on north side of river. Photo taken by unknown photographer and later copied by Bue.