Yesterday my friend Dr. Rich Fink and I went up to the Minnesota Marine Art Museum. I had been there before and was particularly interested in returning because I had been told that they were showing "an exhibit of Monet's". It turns out that this remarkable museum recently expanded its display area and is now showing more of its permanent collection which includes perhaps a dozen Impressionist paintings and a few of the Hudson River School. There are 2 or 3 by Monet and a rather lovely Renoir. It is quite astounding to find works like this in a private collection on public display.

In addition to these paintings and an extensive number of marine themed paintings there was a very interesting exhibit of 90 photographs by Jim Brandenburg, the renowned Northern Minnesota nature photographer. It is certainly worth the drive up to Winona and the $6 entry fee to see these wonderful works.

Byron