In 1891 Minnesota established its first state park at Lake Itasca, the headwaters of the Mississippi River. In the century that followed, Minnesotans and tourists from other states have enjoyed hiking, picnicking, fishing, camping, canoeing, and skiing at Itasca and Minnesotan's 64 other state parks. This helpful guide to the past in the parks will be welcomed by people who regularly visit a favorite Minnesota park, people who have set out to visit every park, and people who are newly discovering the parks' wonders.
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A Must Have if you love Minnesota State Parks,
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While the audience for this book may be limited, if you are a lover of Minnesota's state parks - I have visited 52 of the 71 - this book is a must have.
Well written, thouroughly researched and intelligently organized, it imparts great insight about the history of these special places that many of us do not know about or take for granted. It certainly has enhanced my apprecation of the parks knowing the great effort by many people that went into establishing them, and the obstacles that had to be overcome. The unfortunate reality is that the financial realities of today along with the indifferent attitudes of the public are making it harder and harder to protect our natural heritage. I recommend this book especially to the legislature of our state (and other states) in the hope that this might change.
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North Shore, Time of Change, The Omnibus Act, Minnesota River, Rounding Out the System, Years of Slow Growth, World War, Twin Cities, Minnesota Historical Society, Fort Snelling, Slow Expansion, Dakota War, Under the Conservation Commission, Fort Ridgely, Trunk Highway, The Beginnings, Gooseberry Falls, Jay Cooke, Big Stone Lake, Rice Lake, Lake Bemidji, Traverse des Sioux, Beaver Creek Valley, Mount Tom, Itasca State Park Browse Sample Pages:
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true state park, certain described lands, state park quality, statutory acreage, state park status, state park bill, natural state park, statutory boundaries, main picnic area, statutory area, recreational reserve, state wayside, two picnic areas, state park system, other state parks, park supporters, companion bills, park potential, park proposal Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
North Shore, Time of Change, The Omnibus Act, Minnesota River, Rounding Out the System, Years of Slow Growth, World War, Twin Cities, Minnesota Historical Society, Fort Snelling, Slow Expansion, Dakota War, Under the Conservation Commission, Fort Ridgely, Trunk Highway, The Beginnings, Gooseberry Falls, Jay Cooke, Big Stone Lake, Rice Lake, Lake Bemidji, Traverse des Sioux, Beaver Creek Valley, Mount Tom, Itasca State Park Browse Sample Pages:
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