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Elk River set to install solar powered picnic table

A group of senior engineering students from St. Thomas have come up with a way to charge your phone and other devices without leaving the park.

ELK RIVER, Minn. - A Minnesota town has tapped a group of engineering students to create a solar powered picnic table that will soon be put to use.

Elk River and the University of St. Thomas have collaborated on a project that will help park goers power their phones and laptops while they enjoy the outdoors.

KARE 11's Kent Erdahl spoke to the electrical and mechanical engineering students who helped make it possible.

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