Description
YOU’LL FIND:
– 82 sites in 23 counties
– 41 new site listings
– 13 museums and educational centers featuring cave and mine replicas as well as geologic exhibits
– 23 sidebars highlighting Minnesota’s underground history and geology–not to mention odd but true subterranean tales
– Directions, precautions, and amenities for all sites listed
This guide offers ideas for travelers who want an unordinary travel experience. While some sites require sure-footedness and an ability to climb steep hillsides, others are accessible even for families with young children. If you’re ready for a serious trek or an easier tour beneath the surface, Minnesota Underground can the lead the way.
About the Author
Doris Green follows her curiosity about topics such as education, genealogy, and the natural environment, writing for local, regional, and national publications. This diversity sometimes leads to insights not found in more focused approaches.
This second edition of Minnesota Underground resulted from a conversation with the publisher of her fourth nonfiction book for general audiences, Elsie’s Story: Chasing a Family Mystery, which traced its origin to a childhood trip to Wisconsin’s Cave of the Mounds. Green launched and co-published Wisconsin Community Banker magazine for the former Community Bankers of Wisconsin and was a communications specialist with the School of Human Ecology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She also served as a publisher at Magna Publications, which then published books, as well as newsletters for college and university audiences. She holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Education and a master’s degree from the School of Journalism and Mass Communication. She lives with her husband, Michael H. Knight, and three distracting cats in a log home near Spring Green, Wisconsin.
Greg Brick PhD was employed as a hydrogeologist at several environmental consulting firms and has taught geology at local colleges and universities. He has edited the Journal of Spelean History since 2003. He has published more than 200 articles about caves and was the recipient of the 2005 Cave History Award from the National Speleological Society. His first book, Iowa Underground: A Guide to the State s Subterranean Treasures, was published by Trails Media Group in 2004. His second book, Subterranean Twin Cities, published by the University of Minnesota Press in 2009, won an award from the American Institute of Architects. His third book, Minnesota Caves: History and Lore, was published by The History Press in 2017 and was nominated for the Minnesota Book Awards. His work has been featured in National Geographic Adventure magazine as well as on the History Channel. He has led guided tours of caves for the Minnesota Historical Society and the University of Minnesota College of Continuing Education. He established the Minnesota Spring Inventory at the DNR and mapped thousands of springs around the state. At present he’s editing a multi-authored volume on the Caves and Karst of the Upper Midwest.
Details
- Publisher : Henschelhaus Publishing, Inc.; 2nd ed. edition (December 1, 2019)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 206 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1595987460
- ISBN-13 : 978-1595987464
- Item Weight : 13.3 ounces
- Dimensions : 6 x 0.56 x 9 inches
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