eCRV - All counties are live!

Wow, a double whammy to finish it off! That’s right folks; the entire state of Minnesota is live with eCRV. Congratulations to Swift County and Traverse County for going live with eCRV.  

 

Here are today’s eCRV Fun Facts: 

 

Swift County: Out there in the west, in the vast open spaces that make up Swift County, Olympians are made. Or at least one was. His name is Brad Rheingans and he wrestled in the 1976 Olympics. More importantly, he became an actor (I mean wrestler) in the WWF and eventually became the trainer for true American icons such as The Nasty Boys, Brock Lesnar, and other giant leotard-wearing men. His place in the analogs of American history is preserved by the National Wrestling Hall of Fame. Besides producing world-class acto…athletes, Swift County is also famous for its turkey manure. Well, more accurately, the burning of its turkey manure. That’s right, Swift County is home to the first power plant in the United States designed to use poultry liter as its main source of fuel. The turkey: A renewable source of energy and the centerpiece of Thanksgiving dinner. I think it’s time we reconsider our national bird.  

 

Traverse County: Traverse County, located on the Continental Divide, has two claims to fame:

 

1.) The City of Wheaton is home to the world’s largest mallard statue – the “Wheaton Mallard”. I can’t confirm that it is the biggest duck statute in the world, but it is the biggest mallard statue, and mallards are my favorite type of duck, and so, it is the best duck statue.

 

2.) Traverse County is home to the “Brown Valley Man”, the oldest human found in Minnesota and perhaps North America. He is 9,000 years old. He is not alive, in case you were wondering. His remains were found in a gravel pit in 1933. The Brown Valley Man lived in a time when Traverse County was partly under the waters of the ancient Lake Agassiz and the glacial River Warren. No one really knows how the Brown Valley Man got there, but since he is Minnesotan I am sure he was probably just trying to get in that last little bit of ice fishing in early spring and fell through.  

 

Please see the attached and newly updated eCRV Map. Have you ever seen such a beautiful blue map in your entire life? 

 

Yours truly,

 

eCRV Guy – (a.k.a. Drew Imes)

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