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![Visitors inspect the restored, free-flowing Pelican River and the new pedestrian bridgeโone of many projects putting Pelican Rapids on the map and setting stage for future generations.](/rails/active_storage/representations/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBdDBJIiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--8b6760e1ffc4843dd7f737986b7ddfe1cf7cd188/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaDdDRG9KWTNKdmNFa2lKVEV4TURCNE5qRTRMamMxS3pBck1UUTVMamcwTkRVM05qazNOamsyTVRNMUJqb0dSVlE2QzNKbGMybDZaVWtpRFRFd01IZ3hNREJlQmpzR1ZEb1VZMjl0WW1sdVpWOXZjSFJwYjI1emV3YzZDMlY0ZEdWdWRFa2lEREV3TUhneE1EQUdPd1pVT2d4bmNtRjJhWFI1U1NJTFkyVnVkR1Z5QmpzR1ZBPT0iLCJleHAiOm51bGwsInB1ciI6InZhcmlhdGlvbiJ9fQ==--3f89cf02fc4d7ff4f6f244d130811712eaaeec12/river,%20visitors%20inspect.png)
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