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Retired area resident pursues unique pastime
An editorial by Phil Burgess
Phil Burgess
Phil Burgess shows off his paleotool, which is used to file away rock to expose fossil specimens. The tool is attached to an air compressor in his garage, where he does most of his work. - photo by Steve Van Kooten
Ever since he was a child, long-time Prairie du Chien resident Phil Burgess has been scouring the Tri-State hills collecting fossils.