Comments on: Minnesota Discovery Center (aka Ironworld) shuts doors, lays off staff http://minnesotaindependent.com/50236/minnesota-discovery-center-aka-ironworld-shuts-doors-lays-off-staff News. Politics. Media. Wed, 30 Nov 2011 23:48:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: minnesotan turned southern http://minnesotaindependent.com/50236/minnesota-discovery-center-aka-ironworld-shuts-doors-lays-off-staff/comment-page-1#comment-49569 minnesotan turned southern Tue, 23 Feb 2010 21:38:33 +0000 http://minnesotaindependent.com/?p=50236#comment-49569 I grew up in gilbert, hibbing and chisholm. I remember goin gon field trips to plant trees at Iron World every year for arbor day. It saddens me that this wonderful educational musuem is closing down. I was hoping to be able to take my daughter therer this summer when we travel from NC to Chisholm to see my father. Hopefully by then everything will work out and it will be ok. I miss living on the range and all the crazyness that accompanied it. I hope that people will still educate their children and the generations to come on how important the iron range was back in the day. I grew up in gilbert, hibbing and chisholm. I remember goin gon field trips to plant trees at Iron World every year for arbor day. It saddens me that this wonderful educational musuem is closing down. I was hoping to be able to take my daughter therer this summer when we travel from NC to Chisholm to see my father. Hopefully by then everything will work out and it will be ok. I miss living on the range and all the crazyness that accompanied it. I hope that people will still educate their children and the generations to come on how important the iron range was back in the day.

]]> By: A real minnesota independent http://minnesotaindependent.com/50236/minnesota-discovery-center-aka-ironworld-shuts-doors-lays-off-staff/comment-page-1#comment-44162 A real minnesota independent Tue, 01 Dec 2009 23:50:42 +0000 http://minnesotaindependent.com/?p=50236#comment-44162 Where were rukevina and oberstar? Where were rukevina and oberstar?

]]> By: Northeaster http://minnesotaindependent.com/50236/minnesota-discovery-center-aka-ironworld-shuts-doors-lays-off-staff/comment-page-1#comment-43523 Northeaster Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:37:46 +0000 http://minnesotaindependent.com/?p=50236#comment-43523 I grew up in Duluth, which supplies the media outlets for the Range. During the late 70s and early 80s, the Iron Range Resources & Rehabilitation Board (IRRRB) got a lot of ink/airplay trying to rebuild the Range. Ironworld was one of their crowning achievements. I've never been there (I prefer individualized trips to the various open pit and underground mines) so the loss of the Minnesota Discovery Center doesn't really affect me at all (other than to feel bad about the continued grief suffered by the Rangers). Hopefully there's a turnaround up there, if only for the sake of the people who need to work to live. The state sure doesn't seem to have much sympathy for the Iron Range, which is a shame. I guess we're all forced to wait for the day when the Range's supply of resources become a national/internation demand again and they can pull themselves back up from the hole they're in. I grew up in Duluth, which supplies the media outlets for the Range. During the late 70s and early 80s, the Iron Range Resources & Rehabilitation Board (IRRRB) got a lot of ink/airplay trying to rebuild the Range. Ironworld was one of their crowning achievements. I’ve never been there (I prefer individualized trips to the various open pit and underground mines) so the loss of the Minnesota Discovery Center doesn’t really affect me at all (other than to feel bad about the continued grief suffered by the Rangers).

Hopefully there’s a turnaround up there, if only for the sake of the people who need to work to live. The state sure doesn’t seem to have much sympathy for the Iron Range, which is a shame. I guess we’re all forced to wait for the day when the Range’s supply of resources become a national/internation demand again and they can pull themselves back up from the hole they’re in.

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