Minnesota Pork Ambassador Katie Winslow of Fountain attended the 17th annual Minnesota Agricultural Ambassador Institute (MAAI) in Red Wing and southeastern Minnesota.
The MAAI program combines hands-on activities, speakers and tours that encour
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"Where Fillmore County News Comes First"
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Tuesday, June 18th, 2013
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Another sinkhole
Fri, Apr 26th, 2013
Posted in Fountain Agriculture
Posted in Fountain Agriculture
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The most recent sinkhole developing outside of Fountain, Minn., the “Sinkhole Capital of the World.” Photo by Barb Jeffers
As most passers-by on Highway 52, just North of Fountain, Minn., have noticed in recent days a fairly large sinkhole has opened up about a quarter mile outside of town on the West side of the road. Being conspicuously placed along the roadside it has many travelers turning their heads on their way to and from work or running errands. The sinkhole has a diameter of approximately 15 feet at this time, and is several feet deep.
Schwarz Farms of Fountain rents the land and Jason Schwarz stated that “a sinkhole opened up there a couple years ago” but that one was “a quarter of the size” of the one that has now appeared. Jason stated that when it happened in the past they have “filled it in” but they “may have to re-vamp it a little” this time because of the way the water runs off in that spot.
The owner of the property is Paul Walsh of Rochester, Minn. When Mr. Walsh was contacted for a comment on the newly formed sinkhole he was unaware of the situation and stated that “there has been a sinkhole there for years” but he did not know it had opened up again and was larger in size than in the past. Mr. Walsh stated that he would “have to get down there and look at it” and see it for himself.
Sinkholes are common in this area due to the karst topography, which according to the website for the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, www.dnr.state.mn.us, “is surface developed by solution and subsidence into underground drainage, sinkholes, and caves” such as we have here in southeastern Minnesota. The website also explains “the cavernous tunnel systems in Fillmore and Olmsted counties” and how they were formed.
National Geographic describes sinkholes in a way that is easy to understand on its website, http://education.nationalgeographic.com, where it states:
A sinkhole is a hole in the ground that forms when water dissolves surface rock. Often, this surface rock is limestone, which is easily eroded, or worn away, by the movement of water.
In a landscape where limestone sits underneath the soil, water from rainfall collects in cracks in the stone. These cracks are called joints. Slowly, as the limestone dissolves and is carried away, the joints widen until the ground above them becomes unstable and collapses. The collapse often hap .....
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Schwarz Farms of Fountain rents the land and Jason Schwarz stated that “a sinkhole opened up there a couple years ago” but that one was “a quarter of the size” of the one that has now appeared. Jason stated that when it happened in the past they have “filled it in” but they “may have to re-vamp it a little” this time because of the way the water runs off in that spot.
The owner of the property is Paul Walsh of Rochester, Minn. When Mr. Walsh was contacted for a comment on the newly formed sinkhole he was unaware of the situation and stated that “there has been a sinkhole there for years” but he did not know it had opened up again and was larger in size than in the past. Mr. Walsh stated that he would “have to get down there and look at it” and see it for himself.
Sinkholes are common in this area due to the karst topography, which according to the website for the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, www.dnr.state.mn.us, “is surface developed by solution and subsidence into underground drainage, sinkholes, and caves” such as we have here in southeastern Minnesota. The website also explains “the cavernous tunnel systems in Fillmore and Olmsted counties” and how they were formed.
National Geographic describes sinkholes in a way that is easy to understand on its website, http://education.nationalgeographic.com, where it states:
A sinkhole is a hole in the ground that forms when water dissolves surface rock. Often, this surface rock is limestone, which is easily eroded, or worn away, by the movement of water.
In a landscape where limestone sits underneath the soil, water from rainfall collects in cracks in the stone. These cracks are called joints. Slowly, as the limestone dissolves and is carried away, the joints widen until the ground above them becomes unstable and collapses. The collapse often hap .....
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Minnesota Pork Ambassador Winslow attends MAAI
Fri, Jul 6th, 2012
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Posted in Fountain Agriculture
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