{"id":10463,"date":"2026-03-18T15:32:39","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T20:32:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.winona.edu\/about\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=10463"},"modified":"2026-03-18T15:32:40","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T20:32:40","slug":"earth-talks-erosional-history-of-the-upper-mississippi-river","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/www.winona.edu\/about\/event\/earth-talks-erosional-history-of-the-upper-mississippi-river\/","title":{"rendered":"Earth Talks: Erosional History of the Upper Mississippi River"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class=\"tribe-events-schedule tribe-clearfix\" >\n\t<p class=\"tribe-events-schedule__datetime\">\n\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__date tribe-events-schedule__date--start\">\n\t\t\tMarch 23\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__separator tribe-events-schedule__separator--date\">\n\t\t\t\t@\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__time 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