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This Day in Minnesota History

January 4, 1999

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ISBN: 0873514165
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A giant windstorm causes heavy damage to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. The 100-mile-per-hour winds blow down trees on a ten- to twelve-mile front for a stretch of thirty miles. One person is killed.

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First published: July 1, 2015
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