This Sherburne County landmark was once home to the Fox family of Santiago Township. Though the house and family grew and changed, this original 1876 structure remained part of the home until it was sold in 1968. Placed on the National Register of . . . — — Map (db m199373) HM
They call the Midwest the Corn Belt for good reason. From the earliest days of farming in the region, corn has been an important staple for people and livestock. Corn was often the first crop planted after land was cleared. The first varieties . . . — — Map (db m285546) HM
Minnesota was largely covered by glaciers many times during the last million years. The ice flowed across the state from both the northeast and the northwest. As it advanced along separate paths, it scraped up, crushed, and carried with it . . . — — Map (db m69965) HM
The National Grange of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry was founded in Washington, D.C. on December 4, 1867. This date marks the birth of organized agriculture on American soil. Oliver Hudson Kelley first advanced the idea of a farm fraternity. As . . . — — Map (db m69902) HM
The majestic river has been a current of travel and trade since people came to its banks, a maker of cities from Minneapolis to New Orleans, and an inspiration for generations of painters and poets.
"I heard the singing of the . . . — — Map (db m288478) HM
This forest has changed greatly over the past 170 years. Livestock turned loose in the woods to graze destroyed much of the low-lying plant life. Disease killed most of the old elms. And the absence of fires has allowed a layer of trash wood to . . . — — Map (db m287551) HM
The lazy charm of rivers seems to go hand-in-hand with long summer days of relaxation. Today, you won't see any of the big excursion boats that took sightseers up the Mississippi in the 1800s, but you might see a jet ski, or a boat filled with . . . — — Map (db m288053) HM
Fall is a time of movement along the river. Birds migrate to warmer climates, and animals follow the river valley in search of food and shelter as winter approaches. In the days before there were good roads in Minnesota, fall was the time when . . . — — Map (db m289002) HM
Pioneer farmers couldn't get along without their cattle. Oxen were used for work considered too tough for horseslike breaking the sod. Cows provided meat, milk, and even cash for the farm family. The introduction of cattle also changed the . . . — — Map (db m286789) HM
In the spring of 1868 Breen & Young opened the first commercial granite quarry in Minn. on the site of the present State Reformatory just west of this point. From this beginning the industry has developed into a business involving millions of . . . — — Map (db m207135) HM
Historic Wayside
One of many wayside historical markers on Minnesota's highways, the Saint Cloud wayside is itself historic! Constructed in 1937 in response to increasing demand by recreational travelers using our country's . . . — — Map (db m292650) HM
Often misunderstood and over-simplified, the tallgrass prairie savanna ecoregion is a blend of high and low density trees and shrubs to prairie. Climate, fires, wildlife, groundwater and soil regime helped create a mosaic of forest to prairie . . . — — Map (db m293882) HM
In the spring of 1868 the firm of Breen & Young opened the first commercial granite quarry in Minnesota on the site of what is now the St. Cloud Reformatory. Their first order was for stone for the corners, steps, and trimmings of the U.S. Custom . . . — — Map (db m212318) HM
Long before a paved highway ran past this spot, there was an important road here: the Red River Trail. From the late 1830s through the early 1870s, thousands of heavy wood carts bearing furs and other treasures passed over the trail from the . . . — — Map (db m212343) HM
The Minnesota State Reformatory for Men was constructed in stages from 1889 to 1922. The facility, designed to hold 1,000 inmates, was originally a prison for young offenders, 16 to 30 years old, with the intent of transforming them into . . . — — Map (db m212542) HM
