Grey Cloud Island residents dig in against expansion of gravel mine

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Christina Ries: Mining on Grey Cloud Island? Not so fast, not so close

My husband and I felt like we’d found a little slice of paradise when we bought a house on the northern tip of Grey Cloud Island. Sweeping views, soaring eagles, towering cedars and whispering ferns. We couldn’t believe this wonderland existed – and that it’s just 13 miles from downtown St. Paul.We’d heard about Aggregate Industries, a quarry on the island that blasts limestone into gravel, so we did our due diligence to double-, triple-check th…