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Buffalo River, and picnicking. The 1,068-acre (432 ha) park is located just off
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1099:"Buffalo River State Park"
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2694:Minnesota State Capitol
1692:Upper Red Lake Peatland
1564:Upper Mississippi River
1354:Regional Science Center
1350:–The Nature Conservancy
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431:greater prairie chicken
427:environmental education
3339:Keeper of the Register
2757:List of nature centers
2644:Harkin's General Store
2589:Alexander Ramsey House
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2709:Sibley Historic Site
1801:Charles A. Lindbergh
962:"Buffalo River Park"
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1906:Judge C. R. Magney
1871:Great River Bluffs
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2669:Marine Mill
2639:Grand Mound
2619:Forestville
2495:White Earth
2460:Snake River
2455:Smoky Hills
2450:Smokey Bear
2435:Saint Croix
2410:Pine Island
2400:Paul Bunyan
2350:Koochiching
2335:Insula Lake
2295:Fond du Lac
2265:Chengwatana
2250:Buena Vista
2235:Birch Lakes
2220:Bear Island
2051:Tettegouche
2026:Schoolcraft
2006:Saint Croix
1976:Monson Lake
1946:Lake Shetek
1936:Lake Louise
1931:Lake Carlos
1911:Kilen Woods
1856:Glendalough
1836:Franz Jevne
1776:Blue Mounds
1169:November 2,
1115:November 2,
1013:November 2,
978:November 2,
908:the Dakotas
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736:Pijijiwizbi
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396:Clay County
281:O. Newstrom
168:Established
139: /
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3374:Categories
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3134:Pennington
3129:Otter Tail
3089:Mille Lacs
2934:Cottonwood
2924:Clearwater
2884:Blue Earth
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2485:Wealthwood
2475:Two Inlets
2440:Sand Dunes
2370:Lost River
2345:Kabetogama
2325:Hill River
2300:Foot Hills
2260:Centennial
2085:Recreation
2076:Zippel Bay
2066:Wild River
2061:Whitewater
1981:Moose Lake
1941:Lake Maria
1886:Interstate
1876:Hayes Lake
1702:Wilderness
1599:Litchfield
1575:Management
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949:References
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939:snowshoers
889:Recreation
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600:understory
588:cottonwood
363:state park
127:96°27′36″W
124:46°51′53″N
3204:Sherburne
3194:St. Louis
3144:Pipestone
3019:Kandiyohi
2959:Faribault
2939:Crow Wing
2879:Big Stone
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2838:Minnesota
2577:Minnesota
2480:Waukenabo
2430:Rum River
2405:Pillsbury
2395:Pat Bayle
2275:Crow Wing
2255:Burntside
2245:Bowstring
2240:Blackduck
2162:Flood Bay
2129:Red River
2001:Rice Lake
1956:Maplewood
1896:Jay Cooke
1841:Frontenac
1806:Crow Wing
1649:Landmarks
1584:Big Stone
1577:Districts
1554:Sherburne
1544:Rice Lake
1509:Big Stone
1443:Pipestone
1430:Monuments
1420:Voyageurs
1395:Minnesota
1257:August 4,
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648:red foxes
497:cut banks
495:unstable
367:Minnesota
278:Architect
273:1937–1940
176:Named for
160:Elevation
3264:Watonwan
3239:Traverse
3174:Renville
3164:Red Lake
3109:Nicollet
3094:Morrison
3069:Marshall
3064:Mahnomen
3049:Le Sueur
2984:Hennepin
2969:Freeborn
2964:Fillmore
2909:Chippewa
2869:Beltrami
2415:Red Lake
2340:Jeanette
2230:Big Fork
2144:Waysides
1996:Old Mill
1971:Minneopa
1816:Flandrau
1637:Superior
1632:Chippewa
1494:Wildlife
1403:National
883:New Deal
820:0.6miles
604:boxelder
596:basswood
404:Moorhead
333:KML file
313:89001671
247:Location
104:Location
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3244:Wabasha
3224:Stevens
3214:Stearns
3169:Redwood
3124:Olmsted
3054:Lincoln
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2989:Houston
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2954:Douglas
2914:Chisago
2894:Carlton
2750:centers
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2290:Finland
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2031:Sibley
2021:Scenic
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252:US 10
3234:Todd
3184:Rock
3179:Rice
3154:Pope
3149:Polk
3139:Pine
3059:Lyon
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2929:Cook
2919:Clay
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