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Part 1: Annette Atkins says every place has a history, and you can learn about a town and its people by closely observing the world around you. Hear Professor Atkins's talk  "Walking Through Our Past: History on the Ground (the Water?)" given October 11, 2013 in Stillwater, Minnesota's oldest town. It was a program of the University of St. Thomas Selim Center for Learning in Later Years.

Part 2: Stephanie Hemphill's reports on the birds and moose of Minnesota.

MPR News Presents for October 18, 2013

Courtesy of the Carnegie Libraries of Minnesota

Historian Annette Atkins on learning the history of your town

Historian Annette Atkins on learning the history of your town

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