We are so excited to be recipients of Valspar's Minnesota Beautiful Grant. Through the grant we received 45 gallons of paint! The Bunkhouse, Pillsbury Station, and Turntable received a facelift this fall.
BEFORE
The bunkhouse was donated to MDC by Arnold and Ethel Danielson. Track gangs, men who were building railroad tracks, stayed in buildings like this in the early 1900s.
Whao! Look at that blue. Like any other human being, I took a photograph of the old bunkhouse and held it up against the samples of paint. Blue Balance 40021. Perfect. On paper. After our buildings and grounds crew painted the building (thanks Loren and Glen!) it turned out to be a playful-doll-house-color-sky-blue. Do not do what I did. Always choose a shade duller and darker. Side of the Bunkhouse.
AFTER
At any rate, the building is now bright and happy. Last chance to see it before winter sets in at our Family Fun Trolley this weekend October 22 and on October 29th.
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