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In southeast Minnesota, an autumn display of quiet beauty

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Fog lifts on an October morning.
"I experienced many amazing things as I journeyed to every corner of the state," Peterson wrote in his new book. "This was a dream project." Here, fog lifted from the Mississippi River Valley as the sun rose on an October morning at Gavin Heights City Park above Winona, Minn.
Brian Peterson | State of Wonders

Brian Peterson has made countless trips between his Twin Cities home and a one-room shack tucked away among the mighty pines and delicate aspen north of Duluth. It's a place of reflection and rejuvenation for the native Minnesotan.

Peterson, 56, a longtime Minneapolis Star Tribune photographer, spent much of last year blazing fresh trails as he ventured to all four corners of Minnesota — one region per season. More than 30,000 miles and hundreds of photographs later, Peterson's appreciation for the North Star State is at an all-time high.

Portions of the project — appropriately titled "State of Wonders" — first appeared in the newspaper's travel section. Peterson recently published the project in a coffee-table book. It features more than 100 color photographs, essays by travel writer and Star Tribune colleague Kerri Westenberg and a foreword by renowned photographer Jim Brandenburg.

In the spirit of the season, we're sharing a selection of Peterson's fall photographs featuring southeast Minnesota.

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The Prairie Trail
"A lot of the landscapes deliberately have people in them to give scale and context," Peterson said. Here, the Prairie Trail heading to the top of Barn Bluff afforded a view of Red Wing below.
Brian Peterson | State of Wonders
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Fog lifts on an October morning.
"I experienced many amazing things as I journeyed to every corner of the state," Peterson wrote in his new book. "This was a dream project." Here, fog lifted from the Mississippi River Valley as the sun rose on an October morning at Gavin Heights City Park above Winona, Minn.
Brian Peterson | State of Wonders
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Lake shore refracted in dewdrops
"One of the things I love most about newspapers is I get to do a little bit of everything," Peterson said. "I've tried to avoid specializing my whole career." Here, the shore of Lake Winona was refracted in dewdrops suspended on a spider web on a cool October morning.
Brian Peterson | State of Wonders