Daily dose of sweetness: Minnesota landmarks #LightItBlue for front-line workers

A bridge is lit blue at dusk.
The Lowry Avenue Bridge in Minneapolis is lit blue on Thursday in support of front-line workers helping during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Christine T. Nguyen | MPR News

Landmarks across the country were bathed in blue Thursday night as part of an initiative to salute essential workers on the front lines of the COVID-19 fight.

Hereโ€™s what it looked like in Minnesota:

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