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Maplewood State Park in Minnesota, near Pelican Rapids in the Leaf Mountains of Otter Tail County, spans 9,250 acres where forest and prairie meet, creating a varied landscape. It is known for hardwood trees such as sugar maple, basswood, American elm, and oak, which produce striking fall color across its hills and lakes. The park also preserves the Maplewood Site, a pre-contact habitation site occupied during two periods, from 650 to 900 CE and from 1450 to 1650 CE, later recognized on the National Register of Historic Places. Established in 1965, the park is valued for both natural beauty and long human history.
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