1975: Minnesotans remember wide open spaces
A prairie farm in Minnesota circa 1910.
Minnesota Historical Society/Harry Darius Ayer
Today you have to really search out open land.
You know, land not criss-crossed with roads and marked by houses, shopping malls and parking lots.
Minnesota may be the land of 10,000 lakes -- but there's a road or two leading almost all of them.
In this 175 report from the MPR archives, Minnesotans share their memories of the vast countryside and hushed sounds of the prairie.
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