Great Places to Take a Hike in Minnesota
Minnesota has a wide variety of hiking trails throughout the state to explore. Christopher Morgan of Explore Minnesota outlines some of the best places to hike in the state.
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Hundreds gathered to witness the solar eclipse at Runestone Park in Heavener
Hundreds had their glasses with the best seat for the show at Heavener’s Runestone Park was a spectacular spot, high above the city on Monday.
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Open house will give a glimpse into the future of 22 parks in Alexandria
The City of Alexandria will hold a Park/Trails Master Plan Open House on Thursday, Feb. 9 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at Alexandria City Hall.
Al Iskandariyah Alexandria Echo Trails Master Plan Open House Alexandria City Parks Director Bill Goose Park
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How the Transcontinental railroad forever changed the US
It spread Anglo-European culture across the nation and caused trade to flourish, but the story of the Chinese labourers who built the track has largely been forgotten.
Source: bbc.co.uk
Kanaye Nagasawa: The samurai who forever changed California
Smuggled out of Japan, he became the US' first permanent Japanese resident and helped birth California's wine industry.
Source: bbc.co.uk
The mysterious Viking runes found in a landlocked US state
Did Vikings find their way to a remote part of Oklahoma? Some in a small community believe so, thanks to controversial runic carvings found in the area.
Source: bbc.com
For the record: 5.17.22 and 5.19.22
What's coming up for the Douglas County Board of Commissioners and Pope Douglas Solid Waste.
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From the Echo Press archives, 1971: Boosters trying to buy Runestone farm
This week in history in Douglas County.
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Minnesota's Kensington Runestone Explored in New TV Series
A piece of central Minnesota history allegedly tied back to the Vikings of the 1300s is going to be the center of attention on a new Science Channel show. The Kensington Runestone is a 202-pound stone tablet that was discovered by Olof Öhman, a Swedish immigrant in Solem Township in Douglas County. The stone was said to be unearthed when Olof was clearing a field in 1898 and is inscribed with a record left behind by Scandinavian explorers in the 14th century. The authenticity of the stone...
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Kensington Runestone in Alexandria the Subject of a New TV Show
Kensington Runestone in Alexandria the Subject of a New TV Show A piece of central Minnesota history tied back to the Vikings of the 1300s is going to be the center of attention on a new Science Channel show. The Kensington Runestone is a 202-pound stone tablet that was discovered by Olof Öhman, a Swedish immigrant in Solem Township in Douglas County. The stone was allegedly unearthed when Olof was clearing a field in 1898, and is inscribed with a record left behind by Scandinavian explore...
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