Her exploration, inspired by Mapping Main Street, has given her new insight into her own art and community: “Through working on this project I have learned more about who my neighbors are, what they care about, and how they identify themselves.  I have learned about the history of these people and places.  I have been surprised at the treasures I find.”

Her show opens at the Lake Pepin Art & Design Center on Saturday, February 6 and runs through March 27.

We’re on our way to see Ian, our Big Sky Producer. He said we had to stop in Lincoln, the town where the unabomber lived. The only people we saw were through the a propped-open bar door and a guy locking up the ice chest outside a gas station.

And some of the best neon all trip.

Main Street, Lincoln (MT) from Jesse Shapins on Vimeo.

Sometimes Main Street can literally be a driveway. This one kind of freaked us out. Maybe it was all of the No Trespassing signs.

First redwood tree