A new sign, titled "A Treasure Trove of Gifts to All from Greater Sucker Creek," was recently installed along the main pathway at Upstream Sucker Creek in Detroit Lakes. The sign, which was sponsored by resident Kay N. Larson, is a companion piece to one that was installed there in memory of her husband several years ago.
Sign installed at Minnesota preserve extols its natural treasures
A new sign, titled A Treasure Trove of Gifts to All from Greater Sucker Creek, was recently installed along the main pathway at Upstream Sucker Creek in Detroit Lakes. The sign, which was sponsored by resident Kay N. Larson, is a companion piece to one that was installed there in memory of her husband several years ago. 7:00 pm, Jun. 13, 2021 ×
Detroit Lakes resident Kay N. Larson, at right, was accompanied by her son, Brooks Larson, and daughter, Alexa Larson-Thorisch, when she went to Upstream Sucker Creek on Friday, May 28, to view the new sign that she had donated to the nature preserve. The sign stands next to another that was installed after the passing of her husband, C. Leroy Larson, in 2012. (Vicki Gerdes / Tribune)
Boy Scouts help plant trees at Sucker Creek Preserve
Members of Boy Scouts Troop 674 were kept busy this past Saturday, planting more than 90 baby trees at Detroit Lakes Sucker Creek Preserve. The tree planting marked the start of the final phase of a three-year Minnesota Department of Natural Resources grant project at the park to eradicate the invasive species known as buckthorn.
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Members of Boy Scouts Troop 674 helped Sucker Creek Preserve founder Sally Hausken (far right) and Detroit Lakes Parks & Arena Supervisor Tom Gulon (far left) with planting more than 90 trees at the preserve on Saturday morning, May 1. The tree planting was part of a three-year grant project to eradicate the invasive species buckthorn from the preserve and replace it with trees native to the area. (Vicki Gerdes / Tribune)
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