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Mille Lacs Kathio observation tower is fall favorite

Man and woman looking at the beginning of fall color from the Mille Lacs fire tower. — Karen Korthauer of Elk River points to something on the horizon with her husband Gary, Saturday, Oct. 1, 2022, at the top of the Mille Lacs fire tower in Kathio State Park. The former fire tower is used by guests of the park as an observation tower to view the forest and nearby Mille Lacs Lake. With fall color peak approaching, people were climbing the steps this weekend to observe the landscape.

Steven L. Kohls

By Steven L. Kohls

October 02, 2022 at 1:26 PM

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I was raised on a farm in western Minnesota where I participated in 4-H, high school sports, and everything that farm kids do for fun after chores. Graduated from Ridgewater Community College with an AA degree and my first taste of newspapering. I worked a summer on the Ortonville Independent as a reporter and photographer.

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