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By Ruth VanSteenwyk, June 20, 2018
Pipestone Pilgrimage Marker
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1 ► Minnesota, Pipestone County, Pipestone — Pipestone Pilgrimage —
Many people have a strong spiritual bond with this land. American Indians have used this prairie for thousands of years carrying out their spiritual traditions on what they believe is sacred ground. Each year tribal people from across the . . . — — Map (db m119088) HM
2 ► Minnesota, Pipestone County, Pipestone — Sustaining the Sacred —
American Indians have utilized the resources of the pipestone prairie for countless generations to sustain themselves during their stay at the quarries. The bison and elk that once roamed the area provided meat, clothing and tools. The prairie . . . — — Map (db m119087) HM
3 ► Minnesota, Pipestone County, Pipestone — Connection to the Earth Mother —
It's very spiritual. Your own personal connection to the earth mother, to the quartzite, to the pipestone rock…The benefit of it all is you get a sense of oneness with everything here." Travis Erickson, quarrier You are . . . — — Map (db m119089) HM
 
 
  
  
 
 
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Oct. 9, 2026