Fourteen Norse Ships lie along the Viking Waterway.

Sherm Hilgren of Ancient Vikings America, Yahoo group, wrote on Jan 11, 2012: "To 'solve' this puzzle or 'prove' the theory that Vinland is in Minnesota and that there were Vikings here would take a major discovery like that ancient Viking longship. It needs to be irrefutable proof so the archaeologists can see and touch before they give a seal of approval."

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Then Sherm gave a list of 15 locations where Viking ships have been found in Minnesota.  Most observers would agree that fouteen locations are in or near the Viking Waterway, which was previously identified by Holand in 1928.  Hollan's Viking Waterway was put into the Lenape Epic Blog on August 18, 2011.

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There are reports of 14 Norse Ships in the Viking Waterway

The Viking waterway route is shown by the blue, red and white pins. The Viking Waterway was used to move boats, which carried about 15 men, from the Red River to the Mississippi River.  The boats, precursors of the famous voyager canoe of the beaver trapping era, carried loads up to six tons.  The boats stayed on the water for the pull up the Buffalo River, which is shown by the blue pins. The crew, who walked along the grassy shore, carried a portion of the load.  They pulled a mostly empty boat upriver.

The upper yellow pin shows Duck Lake about 325 feet higher than the Red River.  The boats and the cargo were portaged seven miles to a jetty in Stakke Lake.  From that point the boats could float down stream all the way to the Gulf of Mexico with only a few short portages, which may have been required as the water levels fluctuated.
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 There is evidence of earth work modifications to create ten or more harbors along the Viking waterway.   Park Lake, Stakke Lake, and Lake Alexander have remains of the dikes that raised their water levels to aid boat traffic.  Even with modern dirt moving equipment the amount of excavation would be significant.  These harbors, dikes, and at least one channel cut through rock may have been made by large groups of men during the copper trade episode 4200 to 3200 years ago.
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During the Lenape Migration AD 1350 through 1370, the area along the Red River was known as "Vinland at West."  The Lenape from Greenland had migrated to get away from the climate effects of the start of the Little Ice Age.  The Lenape created a history that details the migration from Greenland to the Atlantic coast via Viking Waterway.  In AD 1585, Ralph Lane, an English Captain, shot the presiding Lenape historian in the head.
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Observers might think that this supporting testimony for the Viking Waterway will compel Social Scientists to re-examine the accumulating evidence and testimony, which are "irrefutable proof" that Norse were in Minnesota 257 years before the English invasion in 1607.

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Most observers may be disappointed.  The reason for the disappointment is that nearly all Social Scientists have been taught to teach the English"irrefutable paradigm."  The English paradigm teaches that America was a "Pristine Wilderness with only a few natives, who were pagan--and savage."

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The "irrefutable paradigm" has been taught by Social Scientists for four centuries.
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The "irrefutable paradigm" was written before the Virginia Company sailed to Jamestown.  At that time the "irrefutable paradigm" was not supported by evidence or testimony.  The paradigm is not supported by evidence or testimony now.
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 But by teaching the "irrefutable paradigm," the Social Scientists may think they have become the absolute authorities.  There appears to be no Social Scientist, who is willing to admit that the "irrefutable paradigm" is not supported by evidence or testimony.
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Worse yet, the "irrefutable paradigm" has become a pathological paradigm.   Social Scientists are not the only authorities.  They never were.  The evidence has lain punched into stone and exhibited as iron artifacts in a museum for nearly a century.  The oldest American history, 660 years old, has been in libraries for over a century.  
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Teen-age kids, today, may find information about the evidence and testimony on the Internet.  When the teachers do not cover the these subjects in Social Science classes, the students may lose respect for their teachers.  Students. who lose respect for their teacher, may become young adults, who believe all authorities should not be respected.  Distrust of authorities may lead to pathological disturbances in society.
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If university Social Scientists did do honest research, they might conclude that, indeed, there were Norse in Minnesota about 1350.  The oldest American history, the Maalan Aarum, gives an accurate account of past events, including the history of the Norse migration. 

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The Social Scientists may discover that the Maalan Aarum is an accurate history of  Norse in America.   Those Norse called themselves "Lenape," which means "Abide with the pure."  The Norse Lenape were Christians.  There are still seven groups of Norse Lenape Christians living in North America. 
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Social Scientists will likely find that these results are inconceivable.  If  Social Scientists were forced to admit that Norse people were in America in 1350, the "Pristine Wilderness" and the "native" elements of the "irrefutable paradigm"  are not correct.  If Norse were in America 880 years ago, the people of America might not have been "pagan." 

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 The oldest American history reveals that they were devoted Roman Catholic Christians.  Even European authors reported that nearly four thousand Norse Lenape migrated from Greenland to America.  Norwegian authorities calculate that there may have been over 20,000 Norse already in America when the Norse Lenape migration began.  Tens of thousands of Norse Lenape Christians is much more than a "few." Further more Christians do not ususally behave like savages.
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Who were the savages?  The English were the "savages."   They carried germs, guns, and steel.  The English killed, raped, enslaved, or drove away Norse Lenape Christians.   Then they covered up their sins.  They used the "irrefutable paradigm"  to erase away their pathological deeds.
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During the 300 years invasion of America, 1585-1890, the "irrefutable paradigm" created the mind set to devastate about a million Norse Christians.  
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Those Norse Christian Lenape are remembered for having a peaceful, resourceful culture.  A division of the Boy Scouts of America uses the Order of the Arrow, based on Lenape culture, as part of their effort to instill moral character into young male adults.
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How can the Lennie Lenape, whose ancestors were Norse Christians, be used to instill moral character into young male adults and yet the Social Scientists ignore the pile of evidence of Norse in Minnesota in 1350?
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Because the teachers are taught to teach the "irrefutable paradigm."  By teaching, teachers become authorities to their students.  Evidence, which may be proof that the teachers are presenting an invalid paradigm, is instead regarded as invalid evidences.  The evidence does not fit the Eurocentric "irrefutable paradigm." The evidence may be ignored by Social Scientists.  For example: Norse text punched into stone in 1362, which has been on display in a museum for nearly a century, is not found in school history books. 
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So, Sherm's testimony that fifteen Norse ships have been located in Minnesota and the map showing that thirteen of those ships may have been found along the Viking Waterway is unnecessary testimony.  But all the solid physical, isolated, evidence is not "irrefutable proof when confronted by"irrefutable paradigm" that has been instilled into hundreds of millions minds.  Tens of thousands of those minds will become the Social Science teachers of the next generation.  What will they teach?

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The Social Scientists will most likely continue to teach the irrefutable pathological paradigm until society becomes disturbed.
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You may understand early American history better if you realize that the irrefutable paradigm is
not the history that would be taught is Social Scientists were true scientists.  But, for now, they continue to suppress the truth of America's past by teaching the irrefutable paradigm.
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 VIKING WATERWAY on Modern Map