bombing north of Upper Red Lake

[mike89]

just read an article about the peat bogs north of Red, back in the 40's and 50's the military did bombing practice.. interesting and never knew that before.. 

here's one link:

https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/mcvmagazine/issues/2016/jan-feb/big-bog-SRA.html

[deadeye]

Very interesting, thanks for the post.

[Dotch]

Fascinating mike. 

[Gunner55]

Have heard of this before,  not certain where, probably FM. Never read about it though.

[LPS]

I read that it helped the wildlife too when the ponds were there from the bombing. Including the moose.  They were also raising a caribou herd north of Waskish too for a few years.  I think Mother Nature reclaimed it all now.

[Leech~~]

Can you imagine, there has to be some big bucks and moose out on some of those islands of land that have never seen a Man. 

[Boar]

cookie told me stories of his granma telling him abiut the testing, and how the shockwaves would rattle the the windows of her house. such crazy history ther. if yu havent go take the bog walk. half mile or mor of a platfoem abouve the bog to walk on and enjoy the bog.

[Gunner55]

  Interesting read, thanks mike!!

[snow1]

Hmmm I find this hard to believe as the area would be littered with live ordnance today that didnt't go "Boom" just like they find in old europe these days.some of those unexploded 2000lb babies are just lying in wait in that bog.

[Leech~~]

Hmmm I find this hard to believe as the area would be littered with live ordnance today that didnt't go "Boom" just like they find in old europe these days.some of those unexploded 2000lb babies are just lying in wait in that bog.

Lol who's going to go out and try to find them in mostly bottomless bog mock! 

[Boar]

ther been report of osolate explosions inbthe bog, not currently bit inbthe past. from unexploded bombs actualy exploding due to the frost prssure.

[Leech~~]

I think they need to make another bombing run and open up some more Moose holes! 

[snow1]

Yup I agree,laugh all ya want but alot of bog area's have stands of willow type brush with massive root systems one can walk on,been there done that hunting ducks these area's could hold bomb ordnance I bet during draught season's things could get dicey folk meandering around on semi dried up bog and "boom" unintentional IED.

In my younger years living in alaska I  got to know a couple  army mp's from fort rich in anchorage that secured the entry gate to the compound,nice little trout stream that meanderd thru a mortor training area,these mp's let me fish this stream on off days from mortor practice but warned me to stay on the trail or in the stream otherwise bad things could happen.