
Historic grounds celebrated
Remembering the fur-trading days on the Crow Wing Most of the year only an occasional visitor disturbs the deep silence at the 300-acre Old Wadena Park on the banks of the Crow Wing River north of Staples. That is, no doubt, how it has been for thousands of years – perhaps since the last glacial era. But yet there is something about this place that draws the interest of humans, along with their commotion and industry, from time to time. A festival is held each year at the sit