The Future of Coldwater Springs: United States Department of the Interior Public Meeting

"The sacred spring pours out of a gash in dark limestone bedrock. A hidden, private place, it is a delicate rent in the earth, offering seventy gallons a minute, a hundred thousand gallons a day, of pure and healing water. Its sound carries across the pond into which it falls. By climbing the few feet down into it, you can stand on slippery dark rock and let the water run cold over your hands. Drink from it and it tastes cold and pure on your tongue."
from Sacred Lands of Indian America

"I had heard the spring lay adjacent to, or perhaps within, the Bureau of Mines, a collection of buildings resembling a technical college campus. These are in turn surrounded by a chain-link fence topped with rusting barbs, a fence I had now reached. Further north, I knew that "U.S. Government, No Trespassing" signs studded this barrier. I thought my quest had ended. But then I realized I might outflank the fence, and could thus say with a straight face, "Sorry, officer, I didn't see any signs. I just wandered around and ended up here. Where am I by the way?" I mentally rehearsed the lie as I walked the fence's perimeter.
In a few dozen yards, I came to a hole that looked well used, the links spread wide. Hesitating only briefly, I lowered my head and stepped over to the forbidden side."
from Coldwater Quest by James Holbrook Johnson

An informational open house has been scheduled to give the public an opportunity to
provide comment on planning for the reuse and restoration of federal property formally
occupied by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Mines.

The open house will be held Monday February 23, 2009 from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the
auditorium on the first floor of the VA Hospital, located at One Veterans Drive in
Minneapolis.