Of all the geological agents which have played a part in shaping the face of Minnesota, the most overwhelming and powerful one is glacial ice. At least four times during the last million years, continental glaciers have spread over the state . . . — — Map (db m101379) HM
Imagine a tremendous torrent of glacial melt water pushing and then bursting across the continental divide and scouring its way to the Gulf of Mexico. The massive river was, in places, almost two miles wide and 130 feet deep. About 13,000 years . . . — — Map (db m160960)
Legend has it that Paul Bunyan was mighty in the sport of fishing as in all else. He picked Minnesota for most of his fishing and is credited with creating more than a few of its ten thousand lakes.
Big Stone Lake, visible here to the . . . — — Map (db m101378) HM
Red River Ox Carts were made of wood and leather. They could hold over 600 pounds. Trading posts had regular routes — one at Hartford State Park in South Dakota, one at the foot of Big Stone Lake and one about 8 miles up. — — Map (db m306963) HM