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HACKENSACK - Deep Portage Learning Center is seeking black ink drawings of wild animals, fish and birds that are native to the north-central Minnesota area. The winning artist's drawing will be featured on Deep Portage's 2011 critter art mugs.

Some examples of critters featured on past years' mugs are: turtle, porcupine, fawn, buck, sunfish, wolf, grouse, musky, large-mouth bass, bobcat, chickadee, house wren and hummingbird.

Send your drawings to Deep Portage Learning Center, Attn: Linda Suvada, 2197 Nature Center Drive NW, Hackensack, MN 56452. The deadline for submissions is Oct. 1, 2010.

Deep Portage is an environmental learning center and conservation reserve, located 10 miles east of Hackensack. Open to the public, it offers more than 18 kilometers of hiking/cross-country ski trails, an interpretive center to explore, and educational programming year-round. If you are interested in learning more about Deep Portage, visit the website www.deep-portage.org, call 218-682-2325, or email [email protected].[[In-content Ad]]

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