Take a tour and learn about the history in the Minnesota River Basin from long time Minnesota River residents. Interviews are captured with video clips and maps. Explore by clicking on the map above or by the list of names and themes below.

Audrey Arner — Their Land, Drainage, The Pond, Grass-based Beef
Dave Craigmile — Farming, Water Quality Monitoring, Wetlands, Paddling
Brand Frentz — Drainage, Riverside Dump Surveys, Paddling, The Minnesota River
John Fritsche — Goosetown, The Island , Flooding, Minnesota River
Richard Handeen — Their Land, Drainage, The Pond, Grass-based Beef
Joe Michel — Drainage, Riverside Dump Surveys, Paddling, The Minnesota River
Bob Smith — Flooding, Droughts, Steamboats, Fishing
Charles Smith — Minnemishinona Falls, Upstream Changes, Sedimentation, Flooding & Artifacts
Art & Barb Straub — Their Land, The Gully, Downstream Sedimentation, Minnesota River
Del & Shirley Wehrspann — Ditch Battle, Prairie Restoration, Wetland Restoration, Minnesota River

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This page was last updated 8/08
Minnesota River Basin Data Center | Minnesota State University, Mankato
184 Trafton Science Center S, Mankato, MN 56001 | Phone: (507)389-5492 | FAX: (507)389-5493 | Email: mrbdc@mnsu.edu