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Uncovering History in Our New Park Visitors to Minnesota’s newest state park will tread places inhabited by people more than 6,000 years ago. by Dave Radford An archaeologist’s dream is a clean slate of undeveloped land to explore and discover unwritten history. For me and three other archaeologists from the Minnesota Historical Society, that dream came true in the spring …
“Shall the Minnesota Constitution be amended to dedicate funding to protect our drinking water sources; to protect, enhance, and restore our wetlands, prairies, forests, and fish, game, and wildlife habitat; to preserve our arts and cultural heritage; to support our parks and trails; and to protect, enhance, and restore our lakes, rivers, streams, and groundwater by increasing the sales and …