History on MP3
Listen in on some of our residents’ lives, interests, and ideas about water reources in our watershed. Stanley & Jeff Knoll tell of farming the peat since the 1940s, Mark Strand grew up near Coon Creek in the 1960s suburban buildout of Coon Rapids, and Mary Jo Truchon is a long-time activist, artist, and elected official (Anoka Conservation District). If you have stories, call our office at 763.755.0975 or email Dawn to set up a time to record them.
- Stanley Knoll with son, Jeff – Farming the Peat
- Mike – 75 kids on block ~ 40 seconds
- Mike – No garages ~ 16 seconds
- Mike – Rafting the rapids ~ 1.1 minutes
- Mike – Full Raft Story ~ 3 minutes
- Mike – Trees across creek when rafting ~ 50 seconds
- Mike – Rafting down Coon Creek ~ 1 minute
- Mike – Diving in creek ~ 40 seconds
- Mike – Car in creek ~ 20 seconds
- Mike – Breaking the Creek ice ~ 20 seconds
- Mike – Working at truck farms ~ 50 seconds
- Mike – Kid stuck in feeder creek ~ 2 minutes
- Mike – Go-carts ~ 20 seconds
- Mike – Bounty ~ 1 minute
- Mike – Bounty from City ~ 20 seconds
- Mike – Wildlife & trapping ~ 35 seconds
- Mike – Fishing ~ 1.5 minutes
- Mike – Minnows & 111th ~ 30 seconds
- Mike – The Clay Hole ~ 1.1 minutes
- Mike – Teenagedom by the Creek ~ 40 seconds
- Mary Jo – Water & League of Women Voters ~ 1.5 minutes
- Mary Jo – Illinois River diversion ~ 1.3 minutes
- Mary Jo – Local LWV priorities ~ 1.5 minutes
- Mary Jo – Need for comprehensive water plan ~ 2.2 minutes
- Mary Jo – Woman perspective needed ~ 50 sec
- Mary Jo – ACD responsibility ~ 1.2 minutes
- Mary Jo – Blaine water supply ~ 1.5 minutes
- Mary Jo – Policy change surface water ~ 1 minute
- Mary Jo – Groundwater issue ~ 1 minute
- Mary Jo – Tim Kelly hired at CCWD ~ 1 minute
- Mary Jo – Less trash ~ 1.2 minutes
- Mary Jo – More Wildlife ~ 45 seconds
- Mary Jo – Grandson story ~ 40 seconds
- Mary Jo – Optimist ~ 30 seconds
- Mark – Development 1960s to 80s ~ 2 minutes
- Mark – Creek color & wildlife ~ 30 seconds
- Mark – Coon Creek high water ~ 7 seconds
- Mark – Coon Creek in Spring ~ 30 seconds
- Mark – Son & Change ~ 30 seconds