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Languages : en
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Minnesota's wealth of natural resources
Author: Minnesota's Wealth of Natural Resources
Author: Minnesota, Her Wealth in Land, Timber, Iron and Other Natural Resources ...
Author: Minnesota. State AuditorPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 3
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Examining the Mineral Wealth of Northern Minnesota
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Natural Resources. Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral ResourcesPublisher:
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Category : Mines and mineral resources
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Natural Resources of Minnesota, 1962
Author: Minnesota Natural Resources CouncilPublisher:
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Category : Conservation of natural resources
Languages : en
Pages : 70
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Examining the Mineral Wealth of Northern Minnesota
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Natural Resources. Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral ResourcesPublisher:
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Category : Mines and mineral resources
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Natural Resources of Minnesota
Author: United States. Department of the Interior. Office of InformationPublisher:
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Category : Conservation of natural resources
Languages : en
Pages : 48
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Directions for Natural Resources
Author: Minnesota. Department of Natural ResourcesPublisher:
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Category : Natural resources
Languages : en
Pages : 12
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Iron and Water
Author: Grant J. MerrittPublisher: U of Minnesota Press
ISBN: 1452957096
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 189
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A memoir of family, mining pioneers and unscrupulous magnates, and the fight for Minnesota’s natural resources In 1855 the Merritt family arrived in Minnesota, where a descendant, Alfred, would one day become one of the “Seven Iron Men”—builders of the first mines to tap the state’s great mineral wealth in the Mesabi Range. Another Merritt, more than half a century later, would lead the efforts to protect Lake Superior from damage caused by mining. Iron and Water is Grant J. Merritt’s memoir of his life’s work on behalf of Minnesota’s people and environment and also the story of a significant family in state history. Merritt’s family played a key role in the struggle over natural resources in Minnesota—for the enrichment of mining pioneers, the prosperity of the state and its people, and the prospect of a secure and healthy future. This complex tale begins with the adventure of discovering iron ore and building the mines, railroads, and docks to move it, then devolves into the intrigues of business partnerships gone bad and attempts by John D. Rockefeller to defraud the Merritts. What follows is an engrossing account of Grant Merritt’s years in the halls of state politics and the trenches of environmental activism in defense of Minnesota’s North Shore and Lake Superior’s waters. The author’s tenure as head of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency under Governor Wendell Anderson and his service on the first board of the Minnesota Environmental Quality Council take us behind the scenes of landmark legal cases and crucial moments in Minnesota history—particularly the notable Reserve Mining case, in which the company was found liable for serious environmental and health threats on the shores of Lake Superior and ordered to be shut down. In these pages we encounter the people who were critical to this history, from robber baron Rockefeller to judges, activists, and politicians, including Walter Mondale and Jim Oberstar. In chronicling both the discovery of vast iron deposits on the Mesabi Range and the fight to save Lake Superior and Minnesota’s natural riches, Iron and Water reveals how, whether alone or together, individuals wield the power to change the world.
Everyone's Country Estate
Author: Roy Willard MeyerPublisher: Minnesota Historical Society Press
ISBN: 9780873512664
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 378
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In 1891 Minnesota established its first state park at Lake Itasca, the headwaters of the Mississippi River. In the century that followed, Minnesotans and tourists from other states have enjoyed hiking, picnicking, fishing, camping, canoeing, and skiing at Itasca and Minnesota's 64 other state parks. This helpful guide to the past in the parks will be welcomed by people who regularly visit a favorite Minnesota park, people who have set out to visit every park, and people who are newly discovering the parks' wonders.