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<br />IHOIUIt Bas.,;,;. Black {'raJlJlit.. :lIld )Iuskil', "'ildlift' of all slt:qlt's :lIleI
<br />siZt's al)()lll1tl ill tIll' l'iHl' ,-allt'Y' :1nel ran' :IIHI (.mlaugen'(1 SIIPI.il's
<br />!latin- to thl' .\"orlh ('PIlII':d Ht'g'ioIl of dIP L~llitt'11 ;-:;t:lt(.s art' fl'(,-
<br />tPU'Il1 I." si:.dllt'd tIu'l'l'.
<br />The PHlin' rin'I' SI';!IlH'JIl propoS('d for study IIlltlt'1' tilt' .\"ation:!l
<br />\\'jJd :uul :-'c(-'Ilie HiH'l's .hl 1'lljOYS l':\q.lll'nt SI'('lll'I',"- ('It'ar. tn"l'~
<br />lilll'd lak,,:";. wau'rfaIl:o:. piliP fon'sts and valll',n; otrl'1' at tillll'S a 1J1Iil'l
<br />a :'-I'Pd:lf'lllal' ,-iI'\\" of dll' I'in')':ls it ha:;; n'lIlaiIll'd 1 III I flllC'iIt'd fol' n'lI'
<br />furies. En'lI till' "Ollllllllllily of ~t. Cloud. OJW of tilt> 11I0:4 IIt.nl'IJlt'd
<br />:doll).! this strpleh of [he rinl'. :o;till bl',!!t'ly fils Ill(' dt'SITi\'lioll of a
<br />:-'1'l'ciaJ /'olTt'Sll1lIllh'nt frolll J IUI'I'I'I'S )Iagazillt' who Wl'oll' t 1(' follo".-
<br />illg inlSt,!l:
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<br />St. Cloud is today of only tltn'(' ypars growth al1(1 thou~ll
<br />it ha~ :I ('0111'11' of Jill" hOI('I~, a Ian!!' IlIlIllhl'l. of ~ton':-; and i:-,
<br />tastefully laid out, it is h>s.<; l'e1llark"ble for ils siz('. its rapid
<br />pI'O.!!I't:'SS :tul! the good (JlIalit." of ils (,OIll}HHll'nts than for its
<br />1l3tuntl hpaut if'S anti pid IIl'PSlple loeation. It stands on a high
<br />".00d(>(1 bluff, at. the IIt>Jld of the .\Iis."i~<:ippi: and i!3' 011 all sides
<br />SlIlToIIIHled by tl'ees,
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<br />Some 1.700 !"t'SOlis IOl'utt'd within ('Jl~r lWeI'S... of thl' l'iwl' aUt'st to
<br />llll' appeal this an'a holds .for I'N'l'e:tti~lIists. The .\lis..';;;issippi offers
<br />llllllOl'lllllitil's for fishing, ,'alllpiJlI!, hiking. ('tlnoeillg, swimming, boat..
<br />ill).! and lllallY utllt'1' wall'r bast'd spol'l~, Gin'Jl tilt' pl'Oxilllity of the
<br />(.pp,,," .\Iis...i:-<....ippi to diP Twill ('iti(.:-, .\It,tropolit:1Il al"':I ;lIld to thl"
<br />}JlIIlIth-SUpl>l'iol' ports, the dl'Ill:UIU for surh recreational activities
<br />i.: lligh :1Ilt! rapidly growing.
<br />HI.lt the inl":t'asing r(-'cognition ~)f the {jPlwl' ..'\Ii,~,sis~ippi :\s a hig}l
<br /><(1I:111Iy 1'1'1"1"1'0111011:1] rp~OIll'l'l'l'OIl::-;lllllfI:'S a thrl':lt to ll::-; \\'I!d alld Sl't'IlIC
<br />rin'l" dl:ll':u"I'l'i:-tin-. This is t''''llt'l'ially 11'111' ill tht' l'olllilit's 1U'1I1..
<br />e...t .\Iilllwapolis-:;;;t. Paul wh('J"e tlie charadt'l' of till.! ri\"t-'I' \"idley is
<br />t'.'\I)t'l'll'd 10 rapidly ('hallgt. fWIIl :lg,'il'ultul':ll to 1't'~idt'lltial-t.olllllH'r.
<br />('ial. ~\noJ..:a. at tlw ...outhern bOllndal'Y of till' pl'Op()~t'd study area,
<br />i:-. :wl'ol'ding 10 the l:ttf':3t tiglln's. tlll~ fastest growin).! ('ounty ill the
<br />:-:tat(-'. To .l!Pt all idt.:\ of tilt' tr(-,Ilwndous tlen~lop"H'l\t prt',,:slIl'(-,S on the
<br />l"iVl'I'. one nef'd look only to t he figure'S on building pt>rmits and pInts
<br />in 1!)7:~. For ""right COllllty thel'<' \\'('t'(' !to such pt'l'Il1its :lIld U plats
<br />conlaining' lip 10 ~r,o lots ppr plat in l!Jj:t For SI(~aJ'ns COllnly th('I'('
<br />\H'J't. 181 Iwnnils :llld 1:-1 plats. In :-5ht'rbllI'lu' COllllty tllt'l"e wpre HiO
<br />l'I'l'Il1il:' alltl ii 1.1:11:-;. Exi...t illg Jtlal~ :dOIIt' I'lIldd h'ad to 111.41001' mort'
<br />Ill'\\' IIOll:"ill.l! IIliits in tlU' lowl'\" ~1'.g'lllt'llt of tlH' ,'all!'y.
<br />Till' ~tatfl of ~IilLTll-'~oln. in approving the 1~lj:1 :-:tate 'Yilt! and
<br />:"'l'lIic Hint;-; .\1'1: of1i,'i:dl,'. Iy~p'lfl.dt'd to till: oh~.iolls I\f'(.d .for a~tioll
<br />1111 I)phalf of Ill{-' 1 lllwr .\II:<'~I~~II)PI IIY :-'t.ll>ctlllg' 1t :1:-' IlIll' I)f l(i I'I\-PI'S
<br />ill tilt' :'Iatl' 10 !H:' :,fllllit'd fill" po:,::-:ihll' pl'Ot,'clion lIndl'r l!tat .\1'1. TIlt'
<br />:\lilllH':,ota l)t'l'artllH'llt of Xatllr:d I~t':-:ollr('t':-:: i:-; mo\"ing forward on
<br />tIll' P\.,dll:ltioll of rllP :\Ii:-,~i:",,.:ippi 1It't\\"I'I'H .\noka ant! :'t. Clollcl-the
<br />:-Pg'IIIPIlI lll:lt i:-, 11!llkr tht' Illll~:t illlpll:;;in' 1)1'(':';:0;111"{' for lh.yt"!ollilwnt.
<br />Bill I hi." :-:tlldy ill it:-'i.1f ('on~titl1tt':'" a ronnidablt, ta.;k for Ihat I)I'pal't-
<br />lIlt-'nt. :11111 PH'n aft!'!' Ill<' :-:1 alt. ~llIdy is COlllplt,tt'. Ih('("{. art' :O:1'\"('n..lilll-
<br />it at ions on the ahility of flw Dt'partlTl('Ilt to P1rC'ctin'!y t'olltrol de-
<br />\"elopment l~lOllg thp I'i\"t~~.. ClIITPlIfly. tlli'1'1' :\1'1' no. flllll}~ \\"h:.tt~ot'\"t'r
<br />for acquisitIOn. and the ~tate!:arks Ihe t'lllldl'lIlllatlOll authol'lty pro.
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