Monthly Archives: September 2008
Events At The Pond House This Weekend.
There are two big events at the Gideon and Agnes Pond House this Saturday and Sunday – hope you can join us for one or both! These are great opportunities to learn firsthand about traditional Dakota culture. The following Saturday you have a choice of a History Tour or a Buckthorn Bust -scroll down for all the info. Hope to see you soon at the Pond House!
Jay Ludwig,
Pond Dakota Heritage Society
Dakota Culture Day – Saturday October 4, Noon to 4 pm
Traditional dancing, storytelling, and a Native American lunch buffet will be presented by the Mdewakanton Indian Community of the Upper Mississippi River. This program is free for all ages. All Pond Dakota Heritage Society members are warmly invited and encouraged to attend.
Dakota Tipi Life with Gary Schulte - Sunday October 5, Rain or shine, Drop-in program 2:30 – 4 pm
Learn how a tipi is set up, and erect one yourself. Learn about Dakota life, the Dakota names of Twin City places, and the relationship between the Dakota people and Gideon Pond’s family.
The Gideon and Agnes Pond House is located in Pond Dakota Mission Park, 401 East 104th St., Bloomington, between Portland and Nicollet Aves. For more information contact Mark Morrison at Bloomington Parks and Recreation at 952-563-8693, or after hours call Jay Ludwig at 952-484-0477, or visit www.ci.bloomington.mn.us.
Next Weekend’s Events
History Tour with John Crampton - Saturday October 11, 2008, 8 am – 4 pm
Tour of Wahpeton chief Mazomani’s village, Oliver Faribault trading post site at Little Rapids, USFWS Rapids Lake Interpretive Center, Samuel Pond’s Prairieville Mission site, Faribault cabin and Shakpe village site in Shakopee- Jordan area. Participants should be prepared to walk approx. 4-5 miles on trails and should also bring their own bag lunch, bug spray, sunscreen. The tour is free but participants should be prepared to pay admission to Murphy’s Landing (now called the Landing) to tour the Faribault cabin and Pond gristmill. Costs are $7 for children ages 3-11 and seniors over 62, $8.50 for adults. Meet at the Shakopee Visitors Center at Memorial Park at 8 am sharp. Memorial Park is on Highway 101 on the east side of town, and it features the helicopter just back from Vietnam. RSVP by Friday noon, Oct. 10th by calling John at 612-396-6010 jcrampt@comcast.net
Buckthorn Bust – Volunteers needed! – Saturday October 11, 2008, 10 am – 2 pm
Buckthorn, an invasive plant species that grows very quickly, is making a major impact on many of Bloomington’s wooded areas by choking out native trees, shrubs, and other plants. Join Bloomington Parks and Recreation, Bloomington Park Maintenance, and the Pond Dakota Heritage Society in helping clear buckthorn from beautiful Parker’s Picnic Grounds overlooking the Minnesota River Valley. The buckthorn bust will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Parker’s Picnic Grounds located at 10401 Columbus Road in Bloomington. If you would like to volunteer, come to the Picnic Grounds the day of the event for registration and instructions. Wear sturdy shoes, jeans, long sleeve shirts, eye protection, and dress in layers. Some cutting and removal tools will be provided, but bring a bow saw, handsaw, lopping shears or hand shears if you have them. Please label tools with your name and phone number. Water will be provided for volunteers. For more information please call 952-563-8693 or visit the city of Bloomington website at www.ci.bloomington.mn.us keyword “buckthorn.â€
Open House – Sunday October 12, 1:30 – 4:00 pm
House tours will highlight Herman Hine Pond, who took over the family farm after his father, Gideon Pond, passed away in 1878. His daughter, Belle Pond St. Martin, lived in the house nearly all her life. The City of Bloomington purchased the Pond House from Belle and her husband, Edgar St. Martin.
Cold Water Open 24/7
Sacred Spring Full Moon Walk
to Coldwater Spring
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Gather at 7 PM, south end of Minnehaha Park
Honest to Earth–this is something to celebrate!
First ever Full Moon Walk to Coldwater Spring–no more locked gates at
Coldwater. The security contract was not renewed. The gates will be open
24/7.
Traditional group howl!
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
parking lot (dog walkers lot).
Sunset 6:29 PM-Moonrise 6:04 PM
Info: www.FriendsofColdwater.org
Transparent Butterfly ARE SO BEAUTIFUL.
Transparent Butterfly
It comes from Central America and is found from Mexico to Panama. It is quite common in its
zone, but it not easy to find because of its transparent wings, which is a natural camouflage
mechanism.
A butterfly with transparent wings is rare and beautiful. As delicate as finely blown glass, the
presence of this rare tropical gem is used by rain forest ecologists as an indication of high
habitat quality and its demise alerts them of ecological change. Rivaling the refined beauty of
a stained glass window, the translucent wings of the Glasswing butterfly shimmer in the
sunlight like polished panes of turquoise, orange, green, and red. All things beautiful do not
have to be full of color to be noticed: in life that which is unnoticed has the most power.
Mendota History
Dakota County, Minnesota
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Dakota County, Minnesota | |
| Map | |
 Location in the state of Minnesota |
|
 Minnesota’s location in the U.S. |
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| Statistics | |
| Founded | October 27, 1849 [1] |
|---|---|
| Seat | Hastings |
| Largest city | Eagan |
| Area - Total - Land - Water |
586 sq mi (1,519 km²) 570 sq mi (1,475 km²) 17 sq mi (43 km²), 2.86% |
| Population - (2000) - Density |
355,904 625/sq mi (241/km²) |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Website: www.dakotacounty.us | |
| Named for: Named after the Dakota people. | |
Dakota County is the third most populous county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The county is bordered by the Minnesota and Mississippi Rivers on the north, and the state of Wisconsin on the east. Dakota County comprises the southeast portion of seven-county Minneapolis-St. Paul, the sixteenth largest metropolitan area in the United States with about 3.2 million residents. The U.S. Census Bureau estimated the population of Dakota County at 388,001 in 2006.[1] The county seat is Hastings[2].
The county is home to historical events at Mendota that defined the state’s future which included providing materials for the construction of Fort Snelling across the river and the signing of the Treaty of Traverse des Sioux which ceded land from native Dakota for the Minnesota Territory. The county’s history was initially tied to the confluence of the Mississippi and Minnesota Rivers, both strategically important for United States expansion and as the convergence of the Dakota and Anishinaabe nations who regarded the site as sacred. Influence shifted westward during the post World War II settlement boom when Interstate 35 connected the western half of the county to Minneapolis and Saint Paul and bedroom communities grew. Today, Dakota County has a population that rivals the city of Minneapolis. Most earn their living outside the county but like many metro counties is continuing to absorb more industry and jobs from the core cities.[3][4]
Dakota is named after the Dakota (or Sioux) Native Americans who were the previous predominant settlers of the area.[3] The name is recorded Dakotah in older U.S. Census records until 1851.[5]
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