Final Project New Atlas Pages – 35, 60, 74, and 87

1. Final ProjectNew Atlas Pages – 35, 60, 74, and 87 By: Alex Newman

2. Page 35 35 Print Screen from Google Earth

3. Overview 35 • 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.

4. Lake Vermilion 35 Lake Vermilion is also known as The Prettiest Lake in the State!

5. Lake Vermilion Cont. 35 • 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.

6. Lake Vermilion Mail 35 • The Lake also has mail delivery by boat when the lake is not frozen that is 80 miles long.

7. Vermilion Dam 35

8. Tower 35 • Was named after East coast businessman Charlemagne Tower.

9. Mining in Tower 35 • 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.

10. Fortune Bay Casino 35 • 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.

11. Mesabi Range 35

12. Mesabi Range Cont. 35 • 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.

13. Mesabi Range Cont. 35 • 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.

14. Biking at the Mesabi Range 35 • 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/recreation/hiking-biking/biking/

15. Photos 35

16. Page 60 60 Print Screen from Google Earth

17. Overview 60 • 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.

18. Overview Cont. 60 • 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.

19. Alexandria 60

20. Alexandria 60 • 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.

21. Kensington Runestone 60 • 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.

22. Carlos Creek Winery 60 • Minnesota’s largest Winery located just outside of Alexandria. • Puts on an annual Grape Stomp Festival every September • Find more information: http://www.carloscreekwinery.com/

23. Betsy Ross Resort 60 http://www.betsyrossresort.com/

24. Betsy Ross Resort Cont. 60 • 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.

25. Glenwood 60

26. Glenwood Cont. 60 • 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.

27. Glacial Lakes State Park 60

28. Glacial Lakes State Park Cont. 60 • 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.

29. Photos 60

30. Page 74 74 Print Screen from Google Earth

31. Overview 74 • 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.

32. Redwood Falls 74

33. Redwood Falls Cont. 74 • 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.

34. Dakota Conflict 74 • 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.

35. Dakota Conflict Cont. 74 • 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.

36. Dakota Conflict Cont. 74 • 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.

37. Dakota Conflict Cont. 74 • 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.

38. Dakota Conflict Cont. 74 • 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.

39. Dakota Conflict Cont. 74 • 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.

40. Fort Ridgely State Park 74

41. Fort Ridgely State Park Cont. 74 • 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.

42. Harkin Store 74

43. Harkin Store Cont. 74 • Old Country store that has merchandise remaining on it’s shelves from when it shut down in 1901. • Minnesota Historical Society manages it.

44. Photos 74

45. Page 87 87 Print Screen from Google Earth

46. Overview 87 • 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.

47. Winona 87

48. Winona Cont. 87 • 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.

49. Winona Cont. 87 • 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).

50. Winona and it’s names 87 • 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.