#OnlyinMN: Summer in Motion
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Summer in Motion Location List:
Theodore Wirth Golf Course, Minneapolis
Minnehaha Falls Park, Minneapolis
Lee-Mar Ranch, Granite Falls
Parkway Ave., Lanesboro
Kerfoot Canopy Tour, Henderson
ProKart Indoor, Burnsville
Blue Mounds State Park, Luverne
Lake Calhoun, Minneapolis
Upper Sioux Agency State Park, Granite Falls
Schell's Brewery, New Ulm
ATV Park, Chatfield
Dinner on the Farm, Northfield
Schell's Brewery, New Ulm
Dinner on the Farm, Northfield
Kerfoot Canopy Tour, Henderson
Pipestone Monument, Pipestone
Sea Salt Restaurant, Minneapolis
Kerfoot Canopy Tour, Henderson
Stone Arch Park, Minneapolis
Rock the Garden, Walker Art Center, Minneapolis
Ribfest, Mankato
The bluffs, Lanesboro
Blue Mounds State Park, Luverne
Drive a Tank, Kasota
Blue Mounds State Park, Luverne
Dinner on the Farm, Northfield
Minnehaha Falls, Minneapolis
Schell's Brewery, New Ulm
Pipestone Monument, Pipestone
Dinner on the Farm, Northfield
Redwood Falls, Redwood Falls
Northern Minnesota Vacations
There are plenty of interesting facts about the Mississippi River. This video highlights some fun facts about the Mississippi River in Bemidji. What is your favorite fact about the Mississippi River?
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Pipestone National Monument Minnesota
Pipestone National Monument is located in southwestern Minnesota, just north of the city of Pipestone, Minnesota. It is located along the highways of U.S. Route 75, Minnesota State Highway 23 and Minnesota State Highway 30.
The catlinite, or pipestone, has been traditionally used to make ceremonial pipes, vitally important to traditional Plains Indian religious practices. The quarries are sacred to most of the tribe of North America, Dakota, Lakota, and other tribes of Native Americans, and were neutral territory where all Nations could quarry stone for ceremonial pipes.[2] The Sioux tribes may have taken control of the quarries around 1700, but the Minnesota pipestone has been found inside North American burial mounds dating from long before that, and ancient Indian trails leading to the area suggest pipestone may have been quarried there for many centuries.[3]
As the United States grew westward in the 19th century, pipes found their way into white society through trade. To protect their source, the Yankton Sioux secured free and unrestricted access via The Treaty With The Yankton Sioux, which was signed on April 19, 1858.
The land was acquired by the federal government in 1893. In 1928, the Yankton Sioux, then resettled on a reservation 150 miles (240 km) away, sold their claim to the federal government. The National Monument was established by an act of Congress on August 25, 1937, and the establishing legislation restored quarrying rights to the Indians.[2] Today only people of Native American ancestry are allowed to quarry the pipestone. A boundary change occurred on June 18, 1956.[4] As an historic area under the National Park Service it was administratively listed on the National Register of Historic Places under the heading Cannomok'e—Pipestone National Monument. The Red Pipestone Quarries within the monument comprise a Minnesota State Historic Site.[5]
During the summer months, there are cultural demonstrations at the monument. The Upper Midwest Indian Cultural Center, located inside the visitor center, sponsors demonstrations of pipemaking by native craftworkers using the stone from the quarries. Local Native Americans carve the stones using techniques passed down from their ancestors. Many of the demonstrators are third or fourth generation pipe makers.
Visitors can also walk along a three-quarter mile (1.2 km) self-guided trail to view the pipestone quarries and a waterfall. A trail guide is available at the visitor center. About 260 acres (1.1 km2) of the national monument has been restored to native tallgrass prairie. Monument staff burn prairie parcels on a rotating basis to control weeds and stimulate growth of native grasses. A larger area of restored tallgrass prairie and a small Bison herd are maintained by the Minnesota DNR at Blue Mounds State Park, 20 miles (32 km) to the south.
The visitor center features exhibits about the natural and cultural history of the site, including a petroglyph display. There is also an orientation video about the history of the pipestone quarries.
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Photos from Fall 2015
Whistle Stop B&B New York Mills, Minnesota
Treat yourself, travel back in time to an era of elegance. Your private Pullman train car will whisk you back in time approximately one hundred years. Albeit with all the creature comforts you deserve. You will enjoy a double whirlpool, fireplace, queen size bed, a/c, deck, frig, microwave, coffee pot, TV/VCR/DVD, and your own private bathroom. A hearty breakfast can be delivered to your room or you are invited to come into our Victorian dining room.
Check our website for more pictures of the handicapped accessible Santa Fe cottage and guest rooms in the house.
Attractions include: the Regional Cultural Center, Finn Creek Museum, lakes, golf, antique shops and an array of restraunts nearby. Get your tickets, next stop New York Mills!!
Investigating a Minnesota ghost town, St. George Village S4S 180519
The Search4Spirits team headed to St. George Village to look for a spirit referred to as the 'Slender Man,' and to learn more about this Minnesota ghost town. This former river valley town had more area to explore than we had time for in one night, but we still came across some interesting stories and paranormal phenomena.
Find Your Park in the Midwest Region (Part 1)
This series of videos produced by the National Park Service's Midwest Region highlights the staff and Midwest park sites in a fun, creative and unexpected way. We hope you enjoy this series and look forward to the next installments. You just never know what you'll find in the Midwest Region, you just may Find Your Park!
Ringing Rocks Park Pottstown, Pennsylvania
Park in Pottstown where rocks ring like bells when struck with a hammer. More info.