Blowing & Drifting

Forecast: Significant blowing and drifting, with the possibility of heavy accumulation in rural areas.

Turbinium

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Now that those Norwegian copycats at St. Olaf have their own wind turbine, I've been semi-obsessed with finding spots around town where I can see both turbines. So far, I only know of one definite location where, looking west, you can see the Olaf turbine and, looking east, you can see the Carleton turbine: at the corner of College Street and E. 2nd Street, on the southern edge of the Carleton campus. Our turbine's blades are just barely visible beyond the trees at the end of 2nd; most of the Norsky turbine is visible behind Manitou Hill. They're identical machines, but ours is so much better - not only is it prettier, but it's firstier. Um yah yah!