Re: Challenge for naysayers of the Kensington Runestone

Apparently on date Sun, 14 Aug 2005 11:49:24 -0400, Horace LaBadie
<hwlabadiejr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> said:

>In article <rcmuf1hg73j6tva59todtur4t47ok0r9f2@xxxxxxx>,
> nospam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
>> Well it's mentioned in here - "Le Nord: paysage imaginaire"
>> http://www.collectionscanada.ca/nord/h16-4223-f.html
>
>How does this put Norsemen in Minnesota, which is nowhere near Ellesmere
>Island? Your claim: "pretty convincing archaeological evidence exists
>for the Norse to have gotten as far west as Minnesota." There is no
>evidence to support that claim, only evidence that the Norse could
>travel long distances in other directions.

Ellesmere island is as far west as Minnesota, as per my original statement, up
to 92 W as compared to 89 W onwards.


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