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The thirty acres of preserved landscape on Burntside Lake in Ely, was originally a personal retreat for Olson. He named the land Listening Point, “…because only when one comes to listen, only when one is aware and still, can things be seen and heard.” Though the revered author died in 1982, The Listening Point Foundation continues his legacy of wilderness education, and makes the original property available for visits. It’s good to see it acknowledged as the piece of history that it is.