Thief River Falls gets its name from the falls at the confluence of the Red Lake River and the Thief River (which traces its name back to a conflict between the Ojibwe and Dakota people). These falls made navigation by boat impossible beyond this point, so a town was born here in 1887. Thief River Falls was originally a lumber town and then shifted to wheat farming, but it really took off when the Great Northern and Soo Line railroads came to town in the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th centuries respectively. The rivers and railroads still power the local economy today and Thief River Falls is also the home of an Arctic Cat Snowmobiles plant. Thief River Falls has a population of around 8,600 people today and it really put on a show for me during my visit. The temperature hovered around 70 degrees under sunny skies and the sunset was absolutely spectacular. I hope you enjoy these photos from my visit to beautiful Thief River Falls, Minnesota.

The Old Train Station

Reflections on the River

Silos

Soo Line Locomotive

Quality Farm Supply

Looking Up Davis Street

Farmer’s Coop Grain and Seed

Old Warehouse

Cross on the River

The Train Bridge

The Rusty Nail

River Reflection

Along Davis Street

Fall Reflections

Grain Silos

Northland Produce

Michael’s Meats

Downtown Sunset

Bare Trees and a Beautiful Sky

The Carnegie Library

Sky Reflection

Youth Center

Moonrise

Dusk at the VFW

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