World's Largest Peace Pipe

The world's largest peace pipe began with a vision shared by three spiritual people: one Lakota and two Anishinaabe. The pipe stands on the grounds of the historic Rock Island Railroad depot near the entrance to the Pipestone National Monument, home to the Keepers of the Sacred Tradition of Pipemakers. The location of the giant peace pipe is significant; the pipestone quarry nearby is known as "the crossroads of the Indian world." The soft red stone from the quarry has been used by American Indians for thousands of years to create ceremonial peace pipes.

View of Metropolitan Stadium in Bloomington. A baseball game is being played on the field. Artist: Hazel Thorson Stoeckeler, 1964.

Painting of Metropolitan Stadium in Bloomington

View of Metropolitan Stadium in Bloomington. A baseball game is being played on the field. Artist: Hazel Thorson Stoeckeler, 1964.

Black and white photograph of The Beatles in concert at Metropolitan Stadium, Bloomington, August 21, 1965. Photograph: Neale, St. Paul Dispatch & Pioneer Press.

The Beatles in concert at Metropolitan Stadium

The Beatles in concert at Metropolitan Stadium, Bloomington, August 21, 1965. Photograph: Neale, St. Paul Dispatch & Pioneer Press.

Color image of Dakota beaded and ribbonwork moccasins, made by Sarah Good Thunder (Dakota), 1904. Inscribed: “Made by Mrs. Good Thunder for Mrs. Whipple 1904."

Dakota beaded and ribbonwork moccasins

Dakota beaded and ribbonwork moccasins, made by Sarah Good Thunder (Dakota), 1904. Inscribed: “Made by Mrs. Good Thunder for Mrs. Whipple 1904."

Colorized image of a sleigh load of big White Pine logs about to be tripped, Virginia and Rainy Lake County, Virginia, ca. 1920.

A sleigh load of big White Pine logs

A sleigh load of big White Pine logs about to be tripped, Virginia and Rainy Lake County, Virginia, ca. 1920.

Black and white photograph of a man Playing the Kheng, Frogtown, 1994. Photograph by Wing Young Huie.

Man Playing the Kheng

Man Playing the Kheng, Frogtown, 1994. Photograph by Wing Young Huie.

Color image of the Hermann Monument, New Ulm, 2001.

Hermann Monument detail, New Ulm

Hermann Monument detail, New Ulm, 2001.

Color image of a Hermann's Monument beer can, ca. 1980.

Hermann's Monument beer can

Hermann's Monument beer can, ca. 1980.

Black and white photograph of the Hermann the German Monument, New Ulm, ca. 1973.

Hermann the German Monument, New Ulm

Hermann the German Monument, New Ulm, ca. 1973.

Black and white photograph of Hermann’s Monument, New Ulm, ca. 1910.

Hermann’s Monument, New Ulm

Hermann’s Monument, New Ulm, ca. 1910.

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