Fourth annual Wood Lake Battlefield Symposium

“Virtually no battlefield connects the Civil War with Indian Wars better than this battlefield. No other place tells this story. The Wood Lake Battlefield is Abraham Lincoln's 'fourth front.' He never expected to be fighting battles in the Upper Midwest while he was fighting to preserve the Union.” -- Dennis Frye, chief historian, Harpers Ferry National Historical Park

Learn more about Wood Lake Battlefield at the fourth annual Wood Lake Battlefield Symposium, Saturday, Sept. 19, at the Kilowatt Community Center, Granite Falls. Registration begins at 9 a.m. followed by the program from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Lunch will be provided. 

Symposium topics include: Cut Nose, Fool Soldiers, Dakota Ceremonial Songs, and more. The registration fee is $35 per person or $20 per student.

The Wood Lake Battlefield Preservation Association will offer a scholarship for attendance to a student and also to a teacher. To be considered, submit a brief letter stating why you would be interested in attending this symposium. Mail it to: WLBPA Scholarship, 4210 57th St. N.W., Rochester, MN 55901.

For more information on the symposium or scholarship, e-mail Larry Whitaker at rw186@gmail.com. For more information about the Wood Lake Battleifield, visit the association's Web site at www.woodlakebattlefield.com.

(Kay Johnson is a staff writer for the Leader. She can be reached at johnson@hutchinsonleader.com.)