I think you will find this story interesting. I mentioned it in an earlier thread.

[lowell holmes]

https://www.invasiveswatch.org/site/GreatRaft/History.aspx

[Jim Koepke]

Thanks Lowell. Before this I had no idea where the Red River Valley of song lore was located.

jtk

[Ray Bohn]

Thanks Lowell. Before this I had no idea where the Red River Valley of song lore was located.

jtk

The Red River Valley is a region in central North America (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_America) that is drained by the Red River of the North (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_River_of_the_North). It is significant in the geography (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geography) of North Dakota (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Dakota), Minnesota (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minnesota), andManitoba (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manitoba) for its relatively fertile lands and the population centers of Fargo (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fargo,_North_Dakota), Moorhead (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moorhead,_Minnesota), Grand Forks (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Forks,_North_Dakota), and Winnipeg (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winnipeg,_Manitoba). Paleogeographic (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paleogeography) Lake Agassiz (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Agassiz) laid down the Red River Valley silts.

[george wilson]

"Song Lore"- Isn't that a place somewhere in China?

[Bill White]

Having lived in Natchitoches (pronounced nak-a-tosh) in a home on Cane River lake, I am well aware of this story. Quite interesting.
If you're anywhere near the area, the Christmas festival at Natchitoches is quite an event.
Bill