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The Beaver

Although the beaver has strong teeth and sharp claws, he is such a peace-loving animal that he never fights with his enemies. He works hard to build dams and homes where he can be safe away from them. A...

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Types Of Dams

A dam is a barrier built across a water course to hold back or control the water flow. Some dams divert the flow of river water into a pipeline, canal, or channel. Others raise the level of inland waterways...

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Minnesota's Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness

a good place to dream about. BWCA entry points North of here, along the international border is a bunch of lakes and rivers and forests. I think of them now, in May, when the waters warm up and the leaves...

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Illinois State Parks great places in Illinois

Starved Rock is by far my favorite state park in Illinois. Starved Rock is a tourist attraction located in Utica, Illinois. It features many waterfalls, Sandstone walls, and a cliff overlooking the Illinois...

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Living With Beavers

My wife and I had been living on our 20-acre homestead on Stickney Creek for a couple of months before I took the time, one day, to hike upstream for a mile or two. After less than half a mile and a couple of...

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