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Article: Exploring the back roads of history; How a man who once held sway over 600 employees and a theme park ditched the nine-to-five to ramble over country roads with a camera - and made a passion for history into a thriving business.(NORTH)
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- Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
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- October 3, 2007
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Byline: David Gustafson; Staff Writer
Doug Ohman can find pretty much any sleepy town in Minnesota without getting on a freeway or looking at a map.
For years he has been setting out from his home in New Hope and adventuring across the back roads of the state, photographing old buildings. "I can't think of a town that I haven't been through," he said. "I pride myself on knowing Minnesota towns, and there are very few times I can be stumped."
Ohman is one of relatively few photographers who specialize in historic architecture, and one of even fewer who has built a thriving career out of what might sound like a fringe hobby.
He recently finished a five-part ...
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