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Bob@midwest.social to Ask the Midwest@midwest.socialEnglish · 2 years ago

If We Had to Turn One Midwest State Into a National Park, Which Would You Choose and Why?

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If We Had to Turn One Midwest State Into a National Park, Which Would You Choose and Why?

Bob@midwest.social to Ask the Midwest@midwest.socialEnglish · 2 years ago
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  • ArgentCorvid [Iowa]@midwest.social
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    Carve out the SE corner of Minnesota, SW Wisconsin, and NE Iowa. Bang: you got Driftless National Park

    https://www.driftlessnationalpark.org/

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      I cannot upvote this enough. What a great investment in our future.

    • Bob@midwest.socialOP
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      Whelp, whoever was pushing for Driftless gave up. The usual “we don’t want the government to come in here and tell us what to do” fears killed it. :(

      https://www.winonapost.com/news/why-the-driftless-national-park-proposal-was-scrapped/article_c466a230-1129-11ee-8865-a7fccf7a1d87.html

  • pugsnroses77@lemmy.fmhy.ml
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    michigan… just for the upper peninsula really. too much of the natural landscape of the midwest has been torn down for crops :/

    • Bob@midwest.socialOP
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      It’s absolutely insane to think about the ecological destruction of the Midwest. We used to have bison around literally everywhere.

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        I want my wetlands and plains back! 😫

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    Minnesota or Michigan. These states have some of the best Great Lakes shoreline and are less inhabited in their north ends. If the UP counted as it’s own state, I’d say the UP.

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      Seconding Michigan. We live in MO and loved MI so much it’s now an annual trip. We love the Crystal Lake area and it’s a great springboard for a trip to the UP and Canada.

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      Agree that the UP is top shelf. Though Wisconsin has beautiful landscape as well.

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      Come to think of it, Minnesota already has a National park too (Voyagers). It’s funny because I know from Minnesota goes to the boundary waters and I hardly hear people talk about Voyagers.

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      I would have to agree. All the wilderness that is out there along with changing environments and terrain really makes for some amazing scenery as well as places for wildlife to really blossom.

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    Michigan. It’s the midwest’s hidden treasure for natural beauty.

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      Really if just make Upper the National Park it gets the job done and there’s still a whole state left.

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    Wisconsin because its my state and its awesome

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