“Too many tiny towns”???
A book titled “Landscapes of Minnesota” (published by Minnesota Historical Society Press) recently came out that is causing a bit of an stir. An opinion the authors (two prize winning University of Minnesota professors) try to make a case for is that we should look at abandoning small towns in southwest Minnesota because “they’re no longer useful” . Their comments were made on page 296 of a 315 page book and the direct quote is, ” Southwestern Minnesota has too many tiny towns. Places that originated as agricultural service centers have lost their reason for being, and they are too small to grow. Wise public policy might buy out their residents and allow them to live elsewhere”.
For all of you living in southwestern Minnesota (or other tiny Minnesota town) any thoughts on this theory??