Final Project
New Atlas Pages – 35, 60, 74, and 87
By: Alex Newman
Page 35
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Overview
• Page 35 is located in the Iron Range
region of Minnesota.
• Two main attributes that can be
found on this page are Vermilion
Lake and a portion of the Mesabi
Range.
• Tower is also located on this page.
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Lake Vermilion
Lake
Vermilion is
also known
as The
Prettiest Lake
in the State!
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Lake Vermilion Cont.
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• Since this state park is easily
accessible by car, it is also very
popular.
• It is about 40 miles long and has
about 1200 miles of shoreline.
• The majority of the northern half
is pretty much inaccessible
except for by boat.
Lake Vermilion Mail
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• The Lake also has mail delivery by boat
when the lake is not frozen that is 80
miles long.
Vermilion Dam
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Tower
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• Was named
after East coast
businessman
Charlemagne
Tower.
Mining in Tower
• Tower was a huge Iron Ore
Mining town but the original
metal that was sought after
here was Gold in 1865.
• The original location of the
gold found in Tower could
never be relocated so it never
took off.
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Fortune Bay Casino
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• Located in Tower, Minnesota.
• Hotel and Casino that offers full service
Marina, 18-hole golf course, rustic RV park,
and a banquet and conference center.
Mesabi Range
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Mesabi Range Cont.
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• In Ojibwe, Mesabi means “giant.”
• It was discovered by an agent working for the
Merritt family in 1890.
• The Merritt's had limited big business
experience but still managed to acquire
multiple reasonably priced parcels of land.
• Due to their substantial land ownership, they
were very involved with building a railroad
from Lake Superior to the Mesabi Range.
Mesabi Range Cont.
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• From 1990 to 1980, the Mesabi Range
contributed roughly 60% of the United
State’s Iron Ore output.
• By 1960, 2.5 trillion tons of Iron Ore had
come out of the Mesabi Range.
• The Mesabi Range still produces 75% of the
United State mined Iron Ore.
• More then 40 languages were spoke on the
Range.
Biking at the Mesabi Range
• Biking is a pretty common
attraction to the Mesabi Range and
a good way to take in the Sights at
your own pace!
• Here is a link to find out more:
http://www.ironrange.org/recreatio
n/hiking-biking/biking/
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Photos
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Page 60
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Overview
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• Page 60 is located in The Heartland
Region.
• Most of this western Minnesota area was
formed by a enormous moraine running
northwest to southeast.
• It is a separation barrier to the Red River
Valley and the Woods and Lakes of the
Upper Mississippi.
Overview Cont.
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• This pages also falls into the area of
Minnesota that is sometimes referred to as
the Leaf Hills, although it is not as common
today.
Alexandria
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Alexandria
• Home of the controversial
Kensington Runestone.
• Alexandra is a very popular
location for millions of
vacationing families and
Fisherman.
• This has to do with it’s large
quantity of lakes and the
resorts that are located on or
near them.
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Kensington Runestone
• The slab can be found on display
among many other things at the
Runestone Museum.
• It was reportedly found on
November 8, 1898 by Olaf
Ohman and his 10-year-old son,
Edward.
• It is pretty commonly considered
a fraud today due to an
evaluation conducted by
Scandinavian scholars.
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Carlos Creek Winery
• Minnesota’s largest
Winery located just
outside of Alexandria.
• Puts on an annual Grape
Stomp Festival every
September
• Find more information:
http://www.carloscreek
winery.com/
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Betsy Ross Resort
http://www.betsyrossresort.com/
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Betsy Ross Resort Cont.
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• Family fishing resort located on
Beautiful Lake Ida!
• Fishing, Pontoon, paddle, and kayak
boat rentals available.
• Vacation homes, family reunion lodge,
and multiple small cabins available!
• Some of the Cabins are thought to have
once been living quarters for servants.
Glenwood
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Glenwood Cont.
• Glenwood is located by Lake
Minnewaska.
• The views here are so grand that
they were even written about by a
soldier that was an early settler.
• Dakota Chief White Bear’s
gravesite can be found here.
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Glacial Lakes State Park
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Glacial Lakes State Park Cont.
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• Located in the Moraines of the Leaf
Hills.
• Covered with Prairie vegetation, some
of it being native prairie.
• Multiple campground sites to stay at.
• Park is situated on the south end of
Lake Minnewaska.
Photos
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Page 74
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Overview
• Page 74 is located in The Prairies
Region.
• It doesn’t look like much at first
glance but this page is home of the
Dakota Conflict.
• This page is also a fine example of
how Minnesota was surveyed.
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Redwood Falls
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Redwood Falls Cont.
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• The City of Redwood Falls was founded in
the year 1864 by Colonel Samuel McPhale
and OC Martin.
• Redwood Falls is located on the south side
of the Minnesota River. The Redwood River
runs through town, as well as Ramsey
Creek.
Dakota Conflict
• Took place in the Minnesota River
Valley located between Redwood Falls
and New Ulm.
• Occurred in 1862 and is the most
violent act in the history of the State.
• The Dakota signed away land on the
North side of the River that had been
granted to them by the Treaty of
Traverse des Sioux in 1851.
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Dakota Conflict Cont.
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• Times were tough for the Dakota in the
summer of 1861 only to get much worse by
the following summer.
• Annuity payments were late from
Washington to the agencies established to
distribute them to the Dakota.
• The lateness was because Congress could
not decide if they should send gold or
greenbacks.
Dakota Conflict Cont.
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• The conflict began because agents refused
to hand out provisions from the warehouse
until the payments arrived.
• More then 500 Dakota warriors charged the
warehouse on August 4th and succeeded in
obtaining some flour.
• After this incident, the agent decided to
distribute some supplies.
Dakota Conflict Cont.
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• Andrew J. Myrick responded to pleas from
Chief Little Crow with, “If they are hungry,
let them eat grass.”
• Four Mdewakanton Dakota coming back
from a deer hunt and crossing paths with an
isolated farmstead engaged the white
settlers that were there at the time.
• The Dakota killed the Farmer, his wife, a
child, and two other visiting adults.
Dakota Conflict Cont.
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• The next day, an attack occurred on the
Redwood agency killing whites and Dakota
that had taken up white ways.
• 44 Americans were killed on the first day
and almost 200 more the next day.
• 2,000 refugees escaped to Mankato.
• Three days later, 1,400 men from St. Paul set
out to end the siege of Ft. Ridgley.
Dakota Conflict Cont.
• The conflict came to an end in late
September.
• 232 Dakota were convicted and
most of them were sentenced to
death by hanging.
• Episcopal Bishop Henry Whipple
contested to so many hangings
resulting in only 38 Dakota
warriors being executed in
December.
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Fort Ridgely State Park
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Fort Ridgely State Park Cont.
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• The fort was built in 1862 to insure
the safety of new settlers.
• The ruins of two forts can still be
wandered today.
• The weekend of June 4th, one can
find costumes, music, craft
demonstrations, and others activities
brewing.
Harkin Store
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Harkin Store Cont.
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• Old Country store
that has
merchandise
remaining on it’s
shelves from when it
shut down in 1901.
• Minnesota Historical
Society manages it.
Photos
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Page 87
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Overview
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• Page 87 is located in the Bluff Country
Region.
• It is also refered to as the “Driftless Zone.”
• This nickname causes controversy because
it isn’t entirely driftless, evidence in the
rock shows that only the last glacier did
not cover this area.
• This area reflects half a million years of
continuous erosion.
Winona
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Winona Cont.
• Winona was Minnesota’s
third largest town by 1860.
• It received over 1,000
steamboats a year at that
time.
• Winona Ryder was actually
born Winona Horowitz in
Winona, Minnesota.
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Winona Cont.
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• The city’s population peaked in 1900.
• The last raft to depart Winona was in 1915.
• Winona has remained populated even after the
demise of the timber industry for a couple
reasons.
• The first reason was because of the other
industries that remained and the other was
because the city became home to two colleges;
Winona State University (1858) and St. Mary’s
College (1912).
Winona and it’s names
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• Winona was given it’s current name
in 1853.
• In Dakota, the name Winona means
“first-born daughter.”
• It was originally named Montezuma.
• Winona also carries the nickname of
“The Island City” due to all of it’s
lakes.
Winona Bridge
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• Winona had the first bridge to span
across the Mississippi that was hundreds
of miles long.
• It had a swigspan that was steam
powered to allow for boats to pass under.
• This Bridge served a couple different
railroad lines; the Burlington Line and
the Green Bay and Western routes for 94
years.
Winona Bridge Cont.
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• Winona was visited by half a dozen
passenger trains on a daily basis.
Winona Shipping
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• In 1870, Winona was the Forth largest
wheat shipping port in the United
States.
• Winona was also a large producer of log
rafts that ran down river from the pine
forests.
• The Chippewa and St. Croix Rivers were
the two main rivers that they utilized.
UMRNWFR
• No, that’s not
gibberish, it
stands for
Upper
Mississippi
River National
Wildlife and
Fish Refuge.
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UMRNWFR Cont.
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• If you want to see Tundra Swans, this is
the place to go from mid-October through
November.
UMRNWFR Cont.
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• It is approximately 194,0o0 acres and
located in four different states; Minnesota,
Wisconsin, Iowa, and Illinois.
• Present at pretty much any time of years are
a variety of species to include, shorebirds,
ducks, and Pelicans.
Activities at UMRNWFR
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Hunting
Walking
Bird Watching
Canoeing
Biking
Camping
• Geocaching
• Wildlife
Observation
• Landings and
Overlooks
• Hiking
• Trapping
Fore more information, check out
http://www.fws.gov/midwest/UpperMississippiRiver/
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Photos
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Photo Credits
Slide 4 - http://www.visitusa.com/minnesota/photos/minnesota-lake-vermilion-state-park.htm
Slide 6- http://www.boatnerd.com/westcott/mbtnnw.htm
Slide 7 - http://www.vdl.com/
Slide 8 - http://www.bestplaces.net/city/minnesota/tower
Slide 9 - http://www.lakesnwoods.com/Tower.htm
Slide 10 - http://www.billyspostcards.com/Postcard/A7538_Old_Postcard_Mesabi_Range_Iron_Ore_Mine_Minnesota_MN.html
Slide 15 - http://www.ironrange.org/recreation/hiking-biking/biking/ and http://www.ironrange.org/communities/mt-iron/ and
http://miningartifacts.homestead.com/Minnesota-MInes.html
Slide 17 - http://www.city-data.com/city/Alexandria-Minnesota.html
Slide 18 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Leaf_Hills.jpg
Slide 20 – Personal photo
Slide 21 - http://www.aryanunity.com/kenfaq.html
Slide 22 and 23 – Personal photo
Slide 25 - http://www.city-data.com/city/Glenwood-Minnesota.html
Slide 29 - http://www.in.gov/dnr/public/mayjun05/story3.html, http://www.ci.alexandria.mn.us/, http://members.virtualtourist.com/m/f676c/c67ce/, and
http://www.moodyscollectibles.com/store/Vintage-Collectible-United-States-Postcards/Minnesota/Glenwood-Minnesota-MN-1953-Real-Photo-TownVictory-Cafe-Vintage-Postcard/prod_3202.html
Slide 32 - http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=21393
Slide 39 - http://www.anglonautes.com/hist_us_19_ind/his_us_19_ind.htm
Slide 40 - http://attractions.uptake.com/blog/fort-ridgely-historic-site-near-fairfax-mn-4508.html
Slide 42 - http://events.mnhs.org/media/Images/Sites/hs/
Slide 43 - http://minnemom.com/2008/06/25/still-no-mail-for-us-at-the-harkin-store/
Slide 44 - http://events.mnhs.org/media/Images/Sites/hs/, http://siouxlander.blogspot.com/2010_04_01_archive.html, and
http://aytch.mnsu.edu/Minnesota/Mankato/Mankato%20MN/Mankato%20history/Bridges%20Tour/
Slide 47 - http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2008/06/14/winona/
Slide 48 - http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrities/winona-ryder
Slide 52 - http://en.structurae.de/structures/data/index.cfm?id=s0003619
Slide 54 - http://www.fws.gov/midwest/UpperMississippiRiver/
Slide 55 - http://www.discoveronalaska.com/recreation/wildlife_areas.php
Slide 59 - http://www.fws.gov/refuges/profiles/recEdMore.cfm?ID=32579, http://www.redbubble.com/people/ech52/art/5539410-upper-mississippi-rivernational-wildlife-and-fish-refuge, http://ookaboo.com/o/pictures/topic/65805/Upper_Mississippi_River_National_Wildlif,
http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM4K0K_Upper_Mississippi_River_National_Wildlife_Fish_Refuge,