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An occasional series in the Minneapolis Star Tribune on nature writers with a Minnesota connection.
“Minnesota-Inspired, the Muries Stretched their Love of the Wild.” Inspired by their childhood adventures on the windswept Minnesota prairie, two brothers grew to be internationally known naturalists and nature writers.
Olaus, left, and Ade Murie in Alaska, 1961. Courtesy Denali National Park
Charles Eastman: "Outdoors connection through all for Renaissance man."
"Grace Lee Nute combined an appetite for research and a keen eye for canoe country."
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