Help save MN history Coldwater Spring ***

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Help save where MN started, both for Native Americans and the State of MN


Sacred Spring Full Moon Walk (they do an easy walk every full moon)
to Coldwater Spring
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Gather at 7 PM, south end of Minnehaha Park

Note that we will walk at 7:00--too cold to wait.

Celebrate the "Shaking Off Leaves" Full Moon at Coldwater Spring in the
magical moonlight. We'll continue to knit together the 23-acre Veterans
Administration land with Coldwater's 27-acres for the 50-acre Coldwater Park
vision. Traditional group howl! (The gates are now open 24/7.)

Directions: From Hwy 55/Hiawatha in south Minneapolis, turn East (toward the
Mississippi) at 54th Street and circle around to your left into the pay (dog-
walkers) parking lot. Alternative pay parking along the frontage road south of 54th Street or
free across Hwy 55.

Sunset 4:46 PM-Moonrise 4:43 PM
Info: www.FriendsofColdwater.org (check out the incredible history of Coldwater Spring)


COLDWATER PARK
America's First Green Museum-A Place Where the Land IS the Museum

Before Pres. Bush leaves office, join Friends of Coldwater in advocating
for:

The 50-acre park proposal for the Coldwater property including:

-A 50-acre National Park Service urban wilderness called Coldwater Park,
running south along the Mississippi bluff from Minnehaha Regional Park to
Fort Snelling State Park. The 50-acre park includes 23-acres of VA land
connected to Coldwater's 27-acres. The federal level offers recognition to
Native Americans and best available environmental protections.

-Park designation as a Green Museum where 10,000-year-old Coldwater Spring
is preserved and protected in perpetuity and the land is the museum.

*** Email Dirk Kempthorne, Secretary of the Department of the Interior at
[e-mail] or phone [phone] (email preferred) of why to save Coldwater Spring.

*** And consider calling or copying your email to:
Congressman Keith Ellison 612-522-1212 or http://ellison.house.gov
Senator Amy Klobuchar 612-727-5220 or http://klobuchar.senate.gov
Senator Norm Coleman 651-645-0323 or http://coleman.senate.gov

Friends of Coldwater thank you. More info at www.FriendsofColdwater.org

~What happens to the water happens to the people.~