"The earth there is unusual, filled with ore. So there is something happening that is hard to define. There is a magnetic attraction there. Maybe thousands and thousands of years ago, some planet bumped into the land there."
- Bob Dylan
Much of U.S. economy these days is based on putting your fingers onto small plastic squares and pressing down all day.
But if you know where to look, you can find survivors of the great service economy tidal wave.
One of such pocket: Northern
As Dylan, a native of Hibbing, Minn., once explained to Ron Rosenbaum in the above quote, the area contains astonishing deposits of iron ore - some of the most extensive in the nation.
Indeed, northern Minnesota sits on some of the oldest continent in the world.
Todd M., an Iron Range resident, has captured the vast, hulking industrial complex that makes the area work.
Looking at it, it is more reminiscent of one of Mongolia's vast mining operations.
With his permission, we take you on a tour of America's magnetic mystery land.