Once the dam is removed, it will be replaced with a set of rapids created by the installation of boulders, a project that will allow fish to navigate that stretch of the Pelican River. Pelican Pete, a ...

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Workers lift the Pelican Pete statue, which dates back to the 1950s, in Pelican Rapids, Minn., on Wednesday. The statue was moved ahead of a project to remove a nearby dam, and will be placed in a new ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Every year on Feb. 2, all eyes turn to Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, where Punxsutawney Phil, the famous groundhog, emerges to predict the arrival of spring. But here on Florida’s ...

Pelican Rapids Dam Removal project that included removing and restoring the Pelican Pete monument, removing the dam and constructing a pedestrian bridge.