Pawlenty’s state park plan on the rocks

Negotiations between the State of Minnesota and U.S. Steel over land for a new park on Lake Vermilion appear to be at a standstill. The Mesabi Daily News said the state appraisal of the land is much lower than what U.S. Steel wants for the land.

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