Stories on boulders adorn Capitol grounds

Last week, the newest addition to the green space on the Minnesota Capitol grounds was completed when work on the Minnesota Military Family Tribute was finished.

The site will be dedicated on Saturday morning.

Last week, the Gold Star Table, which recognizes families who lost loved ones to war, was placed.

There are 87 boulders in the tribute, one for every county in Minnesota. Military families submitted letters to/from home for consideration.

About the blogger

Bob Collins

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Bob Collins retired from Minnesota Public Radio in 2019 after 12 years of writing NewsCut and pointing out to complainants that posts weren’t news stories. A son of Massachusetts, he was a news editor 1992-1998, created the MPR News regional website in 1999, invented the popular Select A Candidate, started several blogs, and every day lamented that his Minnesota Fantasy Legislature project never caught on.