‘I wanted to do something cool’: Meet the man who made the Minnesota-shaped forest

Retired Department of Natural Resources employee Bill Lockner created a state-shaped forest in northern Minnesota nearly 40 years ago. This photo from 1990 shows the shape shortly after trees were logged. It's still visible from the air and likely will be for decades to come.
Courtesy of 3D Elevation Program USGS
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