St. Croix landmark tumbles

MPLS Star & Sickle ^ | 4-11-05 | Chuck Haga

[Rakkasan1]

It stood by the river for thousands of years, shaped by wind, water, heat and cold, and was admired by countless visitors easing past in canoes, boats and inner tubes. It became part of a town's identity and a bond across generations.

But the Devil's Chair, an ancient natural rock formation on the Minnesota side of the St. Croix River near Taylors Falls, is largely gone -- a heap of broken stone scattered about what was the chair's base.

[Rakkasan1]

the evil landmark :(used to climb around this as a yute)

and the suspect:

[RWR8189]

Bush's fault?

[theDentist]

NH's "Old Man of the Mountain" was defaced about a year or so ago.... face just fell off. Looks like we have an epidemic starting!

[toast]

used to climb around this as a yute

I used to jump off the cliffs on the other side.

[SamAdams76]

Leaning Tower of Pisa is next...

[Leo Carpathian]

JP II works even after his departure.

[joesnuffy]

Me too back in the early 70s ..you were one of those wild guys who used to dive off the cliffs eh?

[60Gunner]

Ecoterrorists striking a blow on behalf of all the little birdies who flew into it.

[Rakkasan1]

before they banned that too .

[Rakkasan1]

that's ageism

[theDentist]

that's ageism

I'm tired of that old allegation.