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When the wind blew it looked like waves upon the sea. This was the sight that greeted the explorers and then later settlers to southwestern Minnesota. Home for centuries to American Indians, this was a unique sight to people from the forested . . . — — Map (db m195736) HM
A Prairie Partner
Fire can be incredibly destructive in nature. However,
it is also an integral part of the tallgrass prairie ecosystem. Over thousands of years, this ecosystem adapted
to drought and fire and became dependent on it. . . . — — Map (db m161861) HM
As the State was explored and settled by Euroamericans, it became necessary to connect one place of settlement to another. The Native Americans had numerous trails that they used, some of which had developed from animal paths. The Fur traders and . . . — — Map (db m34464) HM
Bison on the Prairie
Before European settlement, 20-30 million American Plains Bison lived in the tall and short grass prairies stretching through central North America from Canada to Mexico. Explorers Lewis and Clark described herds of bison . . . — — Map (db m196096) HM
