The story of the The Barn Quilts Trail is part of Lakes Country Treasures, a series that takes readers down Minnesota's backroads to some of the unique must-see gems of lakes country.

Take a road trip in the Midwest to see a homegrown art form that creatively combines aspects of Americana. Credit...Kevin Miyazaki for The New York Times Supported by By Jackie Snow Jim Leuenberger ...

As late-winter brown gives way to spring green, a drive through north-central Minnesota offers some surprising and unexpected flashes of color on barns, businesses and other buildings. The oversized ...

A Shawano artisan group created a NFL draft barn quilt. Barn quilts are eight-foot-square panels painted as if they were quilts. They are often installed on barns. The Shawano Country Barn Quilt ...