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Author Sigurd Olson's Land Now On Nat. Register

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May 7, 2008 10:11 am US/Central

Author Sigurd Olson's Land Now On Nat. Register

ELY, Minn. (AP) ― Thirty acres of preserved wilderness near Ely that once belonged to author Sigurd F. Olson has been put on the National Register of Historic Places.

The late author bought the rugged property on the shore of Burntside Lake in 1956 as a retreat where he could reflect upon nature.

In his 1958 book "Listening Point," Olson wrote, "I named this place Listening Point because only when one comes to listen, only when one is aware and still, can things be seen and heard."

Olson died in 1982 at age 82.

The property now belongs to the Listening Point Foundation, a nonprofit that works to further the legacy of wilderness education left behind by Olson.

Olson worked for decades to protect the Quetico-Superior region, which includes the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, Canada's Quetico Provincial Park and Voyageurs National Park.



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