Organizations
• Friends of Coldwater
• Preserve Camp Coldwater Coalition
• Mendota Mdewakanton Dakota Community
• Earth First!
Articles & References
Faces of Resistance Highway 55 Site & Photos by Michael Bayly
Camp Coldwater history: The Birthplace of Minnesota (U of MN: Text by Bruce White and Dean Lindberg)
First it was a spring, but around 1820, it became a camp for U.S. Troops. See a beautiful watercolor of it from 1856, see historical maps, hear the stories, and learn more about the history of Camp Coldwater.
I Can't Drive 55 (CityPages: by Mike Mosedale)
An article about a new book uncovers the real story of the aggrieved Indians, earth first!ers, idealists, frauds, anarchists, lost souls, and free spirits who fought against highway 55
Camp Coldwater Spring: Scene of a showdown (Minnesota Public Radio, Feb. 6 2002, by Mary Losure)
Defenders of the Camp Coldwater spring say its an important part of the state's heritage. The spring's water sustained U.S. troops who build Fort Snelling in the early 1800s. Last fall, MnDOT announced it was abandoning work on this interchange because it could not comply with the law protecting the Coldwater Spring.
Dakota people: Coldwater Spring is sacred area (South Side Pride, Oct 2005, by Susu Jeffrey)
Coldwater Spring: Sacred site reopened (South Side Pride, Nov 2005, by Susu Jeffrey)
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