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Frederick Manfred is credited with crafting the term “Siouxland” to describe the gathering of the corners of South Dakota, Minnesota, Nebraska and his home state of Iowa. He lived in a massive home that was an interpretive center at Blue Mounds State Park just outside Luverne, MN. I was disappointed to learn the center was closed in 2015, and the state is considering tearing down the house Manfred built. The REVIEW recently published a revealing look at the man, the house and the issue. His daughter, Freya Manfred of Stillwater, MN, hopes the house, which has considerable water dama...

DNR seeks input on Blue Mounds State Park project Tue 3-9-2021 Minnesotans can review and provide comments through April 5 on three designs under consideration by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources for the redevelopment of a trailhead and day-use area at Blue Mounds State Park. The site, known as Eagle Rock Vista, is located on the south side of the park at the site of the former homestead of novelist Frederick Manfred. “The homestead, which had served as the park Interpretive Center in years past, has been closed to the public for several years because of its failing structur...

Trio of options all include deconstruction of Frederick Manfred's former home. 7:30 am, Mar. 9, 2021 × The former Frederick Manfred home opened as an interpretive center for the Blue Mounds State Park in 1976. It was closed in 2015 due to serious structural problems, from rotting beams to ponding water after rainfall. (Special to The Globe) LUVERNE — Minnesotans are invited to review and provide comments through April 5 on three designs under consideration by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources for the redevelopment of a trailhead and day-use area at Blue Mounds State P...

Minnesotans can review and provide comments through April 5 on three designs under consideration by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources for the redevelopment of a trailhead and day-use area at the south end of Blue Mounds State Park.