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Gordon-Wascott Historical Society offers program after annual meeting

Gordon-Wascott Historical Society offers program after annual meeting
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Ojibwe elder leads walk to honor, preserve Willow River


NEW RICHMOND - Songbirds serenaded the women in long skirts as they gathered on a small bridge near the Willow River headwaters. Anticipation hung in the cool morning air as the walkers awaited a ceremony long delayed out of concern for a dangerous virus. 
Instructions were shared, questions answered as a circle formed and women counted off into groups of four. 
Water, “nibi” in the language of the Ojibwe, gathered from the Willow’s headwater is poured into a copper kettle. Faint white tendrils of smoke weave the smell of tobacco, “asema,” through the circle.
Then it begins, the heartbeat, the drum is joined by voices singing the tobacco song followed by a song for the water. The primal connection to the water, the women and the Willow is complete. Now the journey can begin.  ....

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St. Croix watershed collaborative moves closer to national approval


St. Croix watershed collaborative moves closer to national approval
North Woods and Waters of the St. Croix Heritage Area would be the first National Heritage Area in Minnesota and Wisconsin.
Written By: Maria Lockwood
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The St. Croix River watershed. (Map courtesy of the St. Croix River Association)
A two-state collaboration promoting the natural, cultural and historic resources of the St. Croix River watershed took a step closer to earning national recognition last month.
North Woods and Waters of the St. Croix Heritage Area has fulfilled National Park Service criteria to be designated a National Heritage Area. The designation would unlock federal funding and raise awareness of the area, which includes two states, four Ojibwe tribes, 18 counties and 114 separate zip codes. Portions of Douglas County, including Gordon, Wascott and Dairyland, are included. ....

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