One of the best-kept secrets in the Midwest is the Lake Superior National Forest. Nestled in the tall pines of Northern Minnesota, close to that wondrous North Shore, the Lake Superior National Forest is home to wilderness and adventure unknown to most people who call the Midwest home.

Most who visit the far north keep to the North Shore, driving through Two Harbors, Lutsen, Grand Maris, and other beautiful lake shore towns that offer waterfalls, rock beaches, State Parks, and shopping. You can’t blame people, can you?

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Doesn’t it feel good to say I told you so? I know we are supposed to outgrow that after middle school, but, you know, some things just can’t be helped.

As if out of the blue, like flying monkeys from the Wizards of Oz, the Des Moines public water works issued a statement and warning, followed up quickly by surrounding cities like Ankeny, about our drinking water sources being in danger.

In classic fashion, we have been chastised by the powers that be to stop watering our lawns for the greater common good. But, any normal person would stop short and ask … “Where did this come from?”

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