Golden end to a rainy day over Lake Detroit. . ©2005, Marc L. Windahl 

Standing rocks in a field west of Baxter, MN. ©2005, Marc L. Windahl 

Late afternoon sun peeks through the rain clouds over Lake Detroit, MN. . ©2005, Marc L. Windahl 

Standing Rocks in the current of the Crow Wing River. (c)2005, Marc L. Windahl  

Aboard ol' 353 with Flag-row and the front gate in the distance at the Western Minnesota Steam Thresher's Reunion in Rollag ©2005, Marc L. Windahl 

Western Minnesota Steam Thresher's Reunion at Rollag ©2005, Marc L. Windahl 

Western Minnesota Steam Thresher's Reunion at Rollag ©2005, Marc L. Windahl 

All Aboard!!!! Cooper practices his train whistle at Western Minnesota Steam Thresher's Reunion in Rollag ©2005, Marc L. Windahl 

Cooper tries on dad's hat while waiting for the train at Western Minnesota Steam Thresher's Reunion in Rollag ©2005, Marc L. Windahl 

353 pauses to load passengers at the south station at the Western Minnesota Steam Thresher's Reunion in Rollag ©2005, Marc L. Windahl 

Engine 49 gets ready to haul families at the Western Minnesota Steam Thresher's Reunion at Rollag ©2005, Marc L. Windahl 

Stoking the small steam engine at the Western Minnesota Steam Thresher's Reunion at Rollag ©2005, Marc L. Windahl 

"I am not scratching and the shoes fell off on their own!" Cooper struggles with the combination of bug bites and inherited traits: his mother scratches everything and doesn't like shoes either. ©2005, Marc L. Windahl  

Fargo North Running Back Brady Blomberg dives for the corner pylon as he is bing pushed out of bounds in the second quarter of the Spartan's 26-6 defeat of visiting Bismarck Century in ND Class AAA football Friday night at North Field. Blomberg was ruled down inside the one and North failed to score on the drive. ©2005, Marc L. Windahl 

Biskmarck Century quarterback Alex Bortke reacts to his third fumble of the second quarter on a bad excange with center. Fumbles and missed tackles cost the Patriots as Fargo North defeated visiting Bismarck Century in ND Class AAA football Friday night 26 - 6 at North Field. ©2005, Marc L. Windahl 

Bismarck Century quarterback Alex Bortke is flushed out of the pocket and looks for a receiver down field. Fargo North defeated visiting Bismarck Century in ND Class AAA football Friday night 26 - 6 at North Field. ©2005, Marc L. Windahl 

Bismack Century's Levi Leingang (21) and brandon Severson (79) recover the fumble by teamate Alex Bortke to keep a second quarter drive alive as Fargo North defeats visiting Bismarck Century in ND Class AAA football Friday night 26 - 6 at North Field. ©2005, Marc L. Windahl 

Fargo North's Gabe Shockman knocks the ball out of Bismarck Century Quarterback alex Bortke's arm during a second quarter in which Bortke had three fumbles. The Spartans defeated visiting Bismarck Century in ND Class AAA football Friday night 26 - 6 at North Field. ©2005, Marc L. Windahl 

Fargo North's Jodan Korzcak breaks an ankle tackle and sizes up the defenders between him and the first down in a second quarter play. Fargo North defeated visiting Bismarck Century in ND Class AAA football Friday night 26 - 6 at North Field. ©2005, Marc L. Windahl 

Max Erdle shows why arm tackling is not enough as the Fargo North receiver breaks a tackle on an end-around to help the Spartans defeat visiting Bismarck Century in ND Class AAA football Friday night 26 - 6 at North Field. ©2005, Marc L. Windahl 

Fargo North running back Jon Swart breaks another Bismarck Century tackle and picks up extra yardage to help North defeat visiting Patriots 26-6 in ND Class AAA football Friday night at North Field. ©2005, Marc L. Windahl 

Fargo North running back Jon Swart carried his team's offense through the Bismarck Century defense as North defeated the Patriots 26-6 in ND Class AAA football Friday night at North Field. ©2005, Marc L. Windahl 

Fargo North linebacker Jordan Korzcak hits visiting Bismarck Century Quarterback Alex Bortke as he releases the ball in the first quarter of ND Class AAA football Friday night at North Field. North won 26-6. ©2005, Marc L. Windahl