Covered bridge beauty
Thirty-one covered bridges punctuate the landscape around Parke County, Indiana, including the 1915 Bowsher Ford.
Winter along the St. Croix
Stillwater, Minnesota, tucks into the St. Croix Valley like a toy town in a model railway.
Lighting the way
Ice and snow cover the walkway to the steel-skeleton Grand Marais, Minnesota, lighthouse, which has guarded the harbor since 1922.
Winter serenity
Hauge Lutheran Church in Decorah, Iowa, serves a tiny congregation of Norwegian Americans.
Colorful view
Chairs hint both at colorful, intriguing home and garden accessories inside Blue Dolphin House, a renovated farmhouse near Ephraim, Wisconsin -- and at the promise of spring, a few months away.
Winter drive
The Zacke Cox Bridge, which opened in 1905, matches the snow, one of only two white bridges in Parke County, Indiana.
Moon glow
The moon glows over snow-covered cliffs in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.
Minnesota snowfall
Snow covers the tree-studded landscape in Minnesota's Brainerd Lakes region.
Winter magic
Door County's Ellison Bay is especially magical in winter, when the cove freezes over and the snow-frosted woods are quiet.
Twilight skaters
Skaters head out at dusk at Kavanaugh's Sylvan Lake Resort in Brainerd, Minnesota.
Wintry beach
Walking the beach at Whitefish Dunes State Park is a winter pilgrimage for residents and visitors in Door County, Wisconsin.
Nightfall at Grand Marais
Grand Marais, Minnesota, nestles alongside a chilly Lake Superior.
Berries in snow
Tiny red berries catch falling snow in Lebanon, Ohio.
Sleigh ride
Guests at Thunder Bay Resort in Hillman, Michigan, take a horse-drawn sleigh ride through the woods.
Winter memories
Snow dusts Naper Settlement in Naperville, Illinois, where a 12-acre village celebrates life in a 19th century Midwestern town.
Snowy landscape
Evergreens dot the landscape at Aissen Tree Farm in Pilsen, Wisconsin.
Winter in the UP
The Ontonagon River flows through snowy woods in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.
Icy fence
Icicles hang off a wire fence in Kansas City.
Hocking Hills beauty
Icy waterfalls and snow-covered trees reward winter hikers at Ohio's Hocking Hills State Park.
Wintry display
Branches of noble fir, Port Orford cedar, dried eucalyptus and winterberry holly create a wintry display.
Winter in Spearfish Canyon
Rugged scenery surrounds snowmobilers in South Dakota's Little Spearfish Canyon.
Parts of the St. Croix River are a designated National Scenic Riverway, known for forested bluffs.
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