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Minnesota caves offer a glimpse of the underworld
Every year, as many as 30,000 visitors to southeast Minnesota turn down a country road near Harmony, pull into a wooded lot between farm fields … and drop into a cave.The big picture: Niagara Cave — named for a 60-foot waterfall thundering inside — is one of a half-dozen tourist-friendly passages into the underworld within a day's drive of the Twin Cities.What to expect: Visitors descend 200 feet below the surface and wind through a narrow, mile-long main passage on an hour-long tour that features:450-million-year-old fossils of ancient giant snails and squids.Ceilings that rise 100 feet in the cave's Grand...
A Big Thing in a Small Town: Welcoming Veterans Home in Preston
PRESTON – It took ten years to plan this big thing in the small town of Preston: A brand new, regional Minnesota Veterans Home to give area veterans a place to come home to and be taken care of. On June 27, 2024, this big project was officially celebrated...
Preston Accepts Knutson Construction Offer
At the July 15 meeting of the Preston City Council, City Administrator Ryan Throckmorton described the condition of Golfview Dr. and Windmill Rd. Mayor Kurt Reicks was absent. When construction of the veterans home began, Golfview Dr. and Windmill Rd. were the only access to the future site of the home. Actually, at that time they were the primary access, and it was believed that they would be resurfaced as part of the construction process. But when additional state money was secured, it allowed for the construction of First Minnesota which is now the primary access and private entrance for the veterans home.
Fountain’s Problem with Sinkholes Persists
Although they also discussed other less serious matters, sinkholes were the primary topic of consideration at the Fountain City Council meeting held on July 10. More specifically, the sinkhole that has opened up in the back yard of Dave Stockton. Stockton has had issues with this particular sinkhole in the...
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