THE KENSINGTON RUNESTONE: Commentary and Speculation by Bob Voyles

       I can imagine how difficult it must be for some people--especially those not from Minnesota or else living overseas--to understand where particular locations are in relationship to the Kensington Runestone...so I decided to create a sort of "KRS Locational Chart" to make the task a bit easier.  Of course, the importance of each location is according to my own personal speculation.  Many of the sites are well known to KRS researchers, with a few possible exceptions.  I have essays about most of the sites listed here that can be seen at my blog at americanrunestone.blogspot.com. Number one,the KRS, discovered about four miles east of the Chippewa River.  The Chippewa River begins in the Brandon area (think Brandon Axe) and empties into the Minnesota River by Granite Falls.  My view is that the Chippewa River figures heavily in the KRS storyline, since I believe it was by this river that the Norse explorers reached not only Runestone Hill, but also their ill-fated campsit