CITY OF RED WING: You might call it Memorial Park, but this special place has had at least two other names before that

CITY OF RED WING: You might call it Memorial Park, but this special place has had at least two other names before that
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City Of Red Wing recently issued the following announcement.

You might call it Memorial Park, but this special place has had at least two other names before that. First named by native ancestors of the Prairie Island Indian Community, then later called Sorin’s Bluff, the history behind this park is as fascinating as the people who have named it. 

Join Marshall Laidlaw as he shares the lesser-known history behind one of Red Wing’s most iconic and beloved public spaces.

Original source can be found here.



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