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...Falls. ? Kurt Litke' northwoods style home was built in 2001 in rural Pierz. The home is nestled in oaks on the Platte River. The modest home has a cabin feel to it as it is decorated with Minnesota pelts and mounts along with antiques and...

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Wyoming river packed with trout

CHEYENNE (AP) -- There are 2,000 catchable trout per mile in the stretch of the North Platte River from the Colorado-Wyoming border to I-80, according to Wyoming Tourism. This prime fishing river and nearby Encampment River...

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Outdoors
Tickets are in demand

...from a trade for tickets to next year's Notre Dame-Nebraska game in Lincoln to a weekend of duck hunting on the Platte River for tickets. "We're seeing a little bit of everything. One of our customer service representatives was offered...

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Sports
Midwest, Western cattle ranchers worried about drought

...Christensen of Fullerton, Neb., in Denver for the stock show, are holding on, waiting for a break in the weather. "The Platte River was dry all summer," Dean Christensen said. "I'm 62 and it's the driest I've ever seen it." As bad as it...

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Farm
Local briefs

The detour on Highway 27 east of Little Falls has been lifted. The Highway 27 bridge over the Platte River between Little Falls and Pierz was closed June 25 after bridge crews detected erosion beneath bridge footings. Minnesota Department...

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News
A retreat for Mom

...winding and weedy deer path through the woods along the Platte River leads to a quiet setting with a beautiful view for Maggie...A-frame is scenic, overlooking the woods and the Platte River. Brainerd Dispatch/Jennifer Stockinger "We didn't...

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Home and Garden
Attempt to disprove legend cited in destruction at chief's grave

...Chief Hole-in-the-Day I was born about 1800 and died in 1847. The chief reportedly died while crossing the Platte River near Royalton in a wagon, the Morrison County Historical Society reported. The story recounts the chief falling from...

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News
More Christmas gift ideas for the nature lover in the family

...and has attended birding events such as the Owl Festival in Houston, Minn., and the famous crane migration on the Platte River in Nebraska. She also participates in the annual Audubon Christmas Bird Count. Consider taking a kid on a similar...

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Outdoors
Of bird houses, families

...south of Little Falls and then going east on Morrison County Road 35. The refuge entrance is located just after the Platte River crossing. JENNIFER STOCKINGER can be reached at jennifer.stockinger@brainerddispatch.com or 855-5851.

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News
How safe are area bridges?

...27, 2006. - MORRISON COUNTY: Trunk Highway 238 bridge crossing Pike Creek and Trunk Highway 27 bridge crossing Platte River are both considered to be functionally obsolete. TH 238 bridge was built in 1924 and has an average daily traffic count...

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