Honeymead plant at night - Mankato, MN

from flickr user Luther Roberts
The steam pouring from the stacks of Mankato, Minnesota's Honeymead  plant alongside U.S. Highway 169 looks almost ghostly at night even though the smell from the plant is, well, unique and the buildings themselves may be a bit of an eyesore. Business is business though.

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Pine Bend Refinery in Rosemount, MN

from flickr user m01229
The expansive Pine Bend Refinery in Rosemount, MNlooks foreboding in black and white with plumes of steam rising from its many stacks, particularly in the depths of the coldest winter in over three decades.

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Industrial Sunset - Minneapolis, MN

from flickr user NightSkyMN
Power station along the Mississippi River in Minneapolis.

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