11 | Voices of Whitewater (Winona, MN)

The We Are Water MN exhibit is on the road for its 2022 tour. Throughout the year, We Are Water MN will be visiting five different communities in the state of Minnesota: Winona, Lake City, Alexandria, Otter Tail County, and Dakota County. On The Watershed podcast, we’ll be sharing series of episodes that reflect on the water stories of people who live in each of these places. We Are Water’s first stop? Winona, Minnesota, where you can find the exhibit at the Winona County History Center through April 25th. Learn more: http://www.winonahistory.org/wearewater.html In our final episode featuring Winona, we speak with Sara Holger, lead naturalist at Whitewater State Park. Sara shares stories from Whitewater’s Oral History Project. Since 2017, Sara has been gathering the diverse stories of Whitewater State Park visitors, local residents, current and retired park staff and other history and conservation professionals. Learn more about Whitewater State Park: Open Rivers article about the history of Whitewater State Park  Whitewater State Park overview and visitor guidance Whitewater Watershed website Virtual tour of Whitewater State Park We are Water MN is led by the Minnesota Humanities Center in partnership with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency; the Minnesota Historical Society; the Minnesota Departments of Agriculture, Health, and Natural Resources; and University of Minnesota Extension, with support from the Clean Water, Land & Legacy Amendment and the National Endowment for the Humanities. To learn more about We Are Water MN, visit us at our website. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter.