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Recommended Readings

On Minnesota State Park History

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Quest for Excellence: A History of the Minnesota Council of Parks 1954-1974

by U.W. Hella

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Everyone’s Country Estate: A History of Minnesota’s State Parks

by Roy W. Meyer

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Environmental Recollections

by Samuel H. Morgan

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Our Citizens and State Parks

by Samuel H. Morgan (Parks & Trails Council co-founder)

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Dedication of Judge C.R. Magney State Park

by Hon. Oscar R. Knutson, Chief Justice, Minnesota Supreme Court

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People-Powered Policy: 60 Years of Safeguarding Minnesota’s Natural Heritage

by Sen. David Durenberger

Ideas on the Importance and Management of State Parks and Trails

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Rethinking Park Protection

by Will LaPage

Protecting the Wild

Edited by George Wuerthner, Eileen Crist and Tom Butler

Environmental History in Minnesota

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Iron and Water: My Life Protecting Minnesota’s Environment

by Grant J. Merritt

(past president of Parks & Trails Council of Minnesota)