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Rothaus said he first did work in Elk River in 2003 But he said they went ahead and it worked out very <br /> when the city hired him to do an archaeological and well. "People were very careful,"Rothaus said. <br /> igh historic survey. <br /> Public archaeology digs were held in 2005, 2006 <br /> and 2007 at the Hoebelheinrich farm, and then this <br /> year at Bailey Point. <br /> Rothaus said the public digs are a chance to do <br /> something a little different. <br /> "It's revitalizing to have a whole bunch of people <br /> out who are interested and excited about history," <br /> he said. <br /> Rothaus is president of Trefoil and a research <br /> A sign for the dig at Bailey Point <br /> associate at the Center for Heritage Renewal at <br /> �i,,,/poi/ North Dakota S S . '•;!iversity <br /> After the surd ��wa nished Rothau ` as an �y <br /> afterthoughts offered a tour to the publ end <br /> �� The Bailey Point dig was required apart of a grant <br /> were surprised when about 150 people shoe up. <br /> �\ the city received.to purchase the pro rty last year. <br /> The dig cost$25,163, with $11 223 timing from a <br /> "So the suggestion was, let's do ubhc dig "i Elk ' <br /> Aga � per, Minnesota Historical Society gran41,000 from the <br /> River,"Rothaus said. "M first answer wa� To. ,,,, „� <br /> ' cit and $12 9-,eil/f 0 m in d contributions from <br /> Absolutely not. You can turn t1 he loose with <br /> ;.%� / � �� Tre�o�l. �0 ��\�\ <br /> trowels, and they ll mesaup the ;;, <br /> • ,• <br /> 13 <br />