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    I visited the Fort Snelling State Park (FSSP) in three different weeks. I found it as it’s a very beautiful, interesting, marvelous, and enormous area of habitat. It has 3,711 acres and 911,435 annual visitors. Naturalist is always there to interpret and explain about natural habitat. The prairie and forest are home to multi of wildlife, including deer, fox, white-tailed, woodchucks, turkeys, and coyotes. Turtles can be seen enjoying and relaxing in the sun along the lake, park, and the river

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    There were full of environmental sounds around the Fort Snelling State Park. I recorded the sounds for about 5 minutes and I could hear a lot of sounds I can imagine and reconsider the soundscape and landscape of the Fort Snelling State Park. There were sounds of winds, several different kinds of birds, water, grass when I stepped on, and even sounds of breathes. The Fort Snelling State Park is located in the center of Twin Cities and it is really close from the MSP airport. It is also right next

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    There is a huge and beautiful state park in the center of the Twin Cities in Minnesota as Northern United States of America, which is called “Fort Snelling State Park”. The park is the place of coexistence between nature and human resources. There are not only wildlife animals such as Turkeys, white-tailed deer, fox snake, and coyotes, but also there are a lot of human resources like biking trails, fishing, camping, and lodging for visitors to stay with eco-friendly and be in harmony with nature

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    include the water-carved wonders of the red rocks of Sedona and the water sports of the Verde River with its feeder creeks, springs and streams. Following are some of my personal favorites in the neighborhood. Dead Horse Ranch State Park Located in old Cottonwood, this large park adjoins the Verde River. Your stay could include wild-life watching, fishing, events marking historical significance, with many water sports and hiking trails. Exciting bicycling trails exist as well. Frequent events are held

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    Fort Snelling is located in the “heart of the twin cities” according to the writers at the Minnesota Department of Natural Resorces.It was established at the junction of the Mississippi and Minnesota rivers around 1819 and 1820 as an army frontier post, and was used by the Us military for over 120 years. The fort is located on the top of the bluff, overlooking the river junction, a strategic location, benefiting both the Us and Dakota during the fur trade as its presence overlooked two of the major

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    Would the beautiful state parks that we have today still exist if the Civilian Conservation Corps never happened? Well, that is up for debate, but nobody can argue that they didn’t do a lot of work. The Civilian Conservation Corps or CCC was launched twenty-nine days after Franklin Delano Roosevelt took office. The CCC members did anything from planting trees to building trails that you can see at state and national parks. Next, The CCC offered work to young men with few employment options. The

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    were at Snelling they suffered many hardships, from soldiers tormenting them to the death of loved ones. Fort Snelling should have been a place to be remembered, but there is a lot of sadness there. In 1819, the United States Army built a fort at the junction of the Mississippi and Minnesota Rive, a place that is sacred to the Dakota homeland. Fort Snelling would go on to become a site of major significance in the US and in state history. Due to the Dakota war become a hell hole for more than 1700

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    Minnesota is situated in the northern part of United States, right in the middle. Colorado is situated around the center of US. Minnesota has a population of 5450000 people and Colorado has a population of 5350000 people. The capital of Minnesota is Saint Paul, but the biggest city is Minneapolis. Both the capital and the biggest city is Denver in Colorado. Colorado is situated in a high location. Both of these states are popular for their sports industry. Climate Minnesota has a continental climate

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