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Tagged With: fisherites

Birthday Dino Hunt!

Posted on June 24, 2020 by Beverly

Seven year old Declan wanted to go dinosaur fossil hunting for his birthday. We don’t have dinosaur fossils in Minnesota, but we do have fossils older than the dinosaurs. His Mom and Uncle made a reservation for a hunt and also booked the Garden Cottage to stay in for the night. What an adventure! It … Continue reading »

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Eagle Bluff September Fossil Tour 2016

Posted on September 11, 2016 by Beverly

It was a beautiful day to fossil hunt with temps in the high 60s, very little humidity and sunshine! A group of 9 students boarded the Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center bus and trucked on over to Whispering Winds, Spring Valley, to start their fossil hunt. Participants included a retired WSU prof (PapaDave on TFF), … Continue reading »

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Impromptu Hunt with Raggedy Man

Posted on July 26, 2015 by Beverly

Friday evening I logged into my email and there was a message from Raggedy Man that he was coming over to Bluff Country the next day and would I like to hunt? I emailed back that I had plans already and then Saturday dawned and my plans dimmed next to a day of fossil hunting … Continue reading »

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A Fossil Journey – LOTS of PICTURES!

Posted on June 23, 2014 by Beverly

So, this all started out last week with my decision to hunt up some new fossil grounds on Hwy. 30 in Fillmore County because I heard through the grapevine that people were finding “dinosaur bones” down near Granger and Pine Creek. I know enough to know that they aren’t finding dinosaur bones, but Ice Age … Continue reading »

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