{"id":5252,"date":"2016-08-21T08:58:42","date_gmt":"2016-08-21T13:58:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/?p=5252"},"modified":"2016-08-21T08:58:42","modified_gmt":"2016-08-21T13:58:42","slug":"starlight-steeple","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/?p=5252","title":{"rendered":"Starlight steeple"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2016\/08\/starlight_church_43558.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5242\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2016\/08\/starlight_church_43558-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"starlight_church_43558\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2016\/08\/starlight_church_43558.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2016\/08\/starlight_church_43558-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2016\/08\/starlight_church_43558-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a>I don&#8217;t even remember how I located this old church, but it had to do with Google Earth and Garmin Mapsource.\u00a0 This little church is in the middle of nowhere, not on a main road, surrounded by trees, and absolutely wonderful.\u00a0 I had another old church to explore at sunset, so this one became a twilight target.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2016\/08\/starlight_church_43555.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5241\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2016\/08\/starlight_church_43555-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"starlight_church_43555\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2016\/08\/starlight_church_43555.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2016\/08\/starlight_church_43555-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2016\/08\/starlight_church_43555-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a>It&#8217;s a remarkable little building&#8230;while not fenced or posted, it looks privately owned.\u00a0 I didn&#8217;t even consider going inside, although looking through the windows showed an intact structure with a choir loft, pews, and everything.\u00a0 How fortunate the owner must feel!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2016\/08\/starlight_steeple_43563.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5243\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2016\/08\/starlight_steeple_43563-333x500.jpg\" alt=\"starlight_steeple_43563\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2016\/08\/starlight_steeple_43563.jpg 333w, https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2016\/08\/starlight_steeple_43563-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2016\/08\/starlight_steeple_43563-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" \/><\/a>After some long exposure shots it was time to head home.\u00a0 I had a flat tire in my near future, a blowout actually, but I didn&#8217;t know it.\u00a0 Thankfully that waited until I was in city limits, although still on I-94.\u00a0 That made for a later night than planned, but I&#8217;m sure glad I was able to explore this awesome find!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I don&#8217;t even remember how I located this old church, but it had to do with Google Earth and Garmin Mapsource.\u00a0 This little church is in the middle of nowhere, not on a main road, surrounded by trees, and absolutely &hellip; 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