Quarry Hill Nature Center hosts cave tour
The Quarry Hill Nature Center hosted a tour of the lands human-made caves.
Posted: Jul 25, 2021 11:11 PM
Posted By: Alek LaShomb
The Quarry Hill Nature Center hosted a tour of the ground s unique caves on Sunday.
Tour guide Travis Meyer said the caves were constructed in 1879 as a way to keep produce fresh for the state hospital that resided above.
Inside the cave is 32 identical rooms and two larger rooms: the Apple and Butter rooms.
Meyer said the underground cave cellar is unique for southeastern Minnesota. Well, the caves that we have here in the park are man-made caves. That is probably the most notable distinction between any other caves you would find in southeastern Minnesota, so if you go to Mystery Cave or Niagara Cave, you are going to see a cave made by nature. The cave that we are visiting today was carved out by probably 5 or 6 men over the course of a year to a couple of years, Meyer said.
Olmsted County sure has a lot going for it, but it's missing this classic part of Minnesota which is especially noticeable during our current hot weather.
Olmsted County sure has a lot going for it, but it's missing this classic part of Minnesota which is especially noticeable during our current hot weather.
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Scholastic achievements: National Honor Society and John Marshall Honor Society, Student Athlete of the Year Award junior year, AP Scholar Award, President s Scholarship at Baylor, Achievement Gold Scholarship at Baylor;
Community service/volunteer work: volunteered at the Hope Lodge, rang bells for Salvation Army, served food at St. Francis Sunday Lunch Program, collected garbage with Litter Bit Better organization;
Post-high school plans: Baylor University, health science studies on the premed track.
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