In northern Minnesota somewhere between Duluth and Bemidji lies the town of Grand Rapids. We passed through there on our way across the state this summer and decided to stop in the center of town and visit this beautiful old school building. The central wooden staircase was exceptionally beautiful. I can just picture the students running up and down these stairs. More than that I can picture some daring students sliding down on the stair railings.
The building today houses small boutiques and galleries in the former classrooms. Fortunately the old school building was left intact and the beauty of the interior still remains. The polished wooden floors, the chalk boards and the old cloak rooms attached to each classroom brought back some fond memories of my grade school days.
It makes me happy to see older buildings being taken care of and being put to good use again. What a wonderful old building. And, if walls could talk....
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