half-hearted deterrents are no deterrent at all

Spotted along the North Shore of Minnesota.

Shadow Chain

Minneapolis, MN.

Holding me back

Abandoned site, Saint Paul, MN.

Winterrust

November in Saint Paul, MN.

Linked

Near Saint Anthony Main, Minneapolis.

Hold it in.
Along the Mississippi River, Saint Paul, MN.

The gap

Must be *this* wide to fit through the lackadaisical barricade.
The SEMI zone, Minneapolis, MN.

Red spot

Duluth, MN.

Big chain

Duluth, MN.

Chain

Downtown Minneapolis.

Let it go

Just off University Avenue in Minneapolis, MN, near the SEMI area.

Chained

Near University Avenue, Saint Paul, MN.

Chain

Near West 7th St., Saint Paul, MN.

Chain, chain, chain

A bit of oxidation taking place on Navy Pier, Chicago. Look lively with those wire brushes, laddies!

Dock chains

Saint Paul, MN.

The wait

West Loop, Chicago, IL.

You stay right there and don't move...

Found near a railroad building that looked as if it had been co-opted by several folks as perhaps a semi-permanent living space.
Minneapolis, MN.

Open water

Stillwater, MN.

The Bad Place

In Stillwater, MN recently, doing my usual thing where I gawk at the bridge, gawk at the water (okay, mostly snow and ice at this point), gawk some more at the bridge--then I turned around and realized that under the pavilion behind me was...The Bad Place.

Chained for the season

Overturning summer things in Loring Park, Minneapolis.