Snow in July?

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Actually, July is the only month in Minnesota to never have recorded snow. The earliest snowfall in Minnesota was August 31, 1949 (Duluth, MN) and the latest snowfall was June 4, 1935 (Mizpath, MN...which is also interesting because mizpath is Hebrew for watchtower).

The photo on the left was taken this past March 31 from the front shop window. It was the day before the new shop opened and it was one of these last-gasp March snowfalls that we get every year. They are kind of sloppy, but very pretty. The photo on the right was taken moments ago from the same vantage point. The view from the shop is worth the visit alone.

Interesting difference in just three months. Tomorrow I will begin taking exterior and interior shots.