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Beltrami Island Resettlement Project 1934-1942
When Red Lake Reservation land between Upper Red Lake and Lake of the Woods opened up to homestead claims in 1902, settlers arrived in the Beltrami Island forest.
First they harvested the timber.
Roosevelt, timber mill, 1926. Image cred...
Penturen Church and the Beltrami Island Resettlement Project
Deep in the Beltrami Island State Forest there is a small, simple chapel. Built a century ago, it is open year round. To get there involves miles and miles of unpaved roads and there is no cell reception. It is 27 miles due south of Warroad...
An extraordinary gift from Don Kakaygeesick
Last month when I visited northern Minnesota, Don Kakaygeesick gave me this magnificent original watercolor painting of his.
It is a good example of the Woodlands School of Art in that the elements are drawn from nature, the geometric figu...
Every kid gets two nickels
In 1932, George Marvin of Marvin Cedar & Lumber Company started a Warroad tradition that continues today. On the Fourth of July, kids in Warroad get nickels.
July Fourth Warroad Program. Displayed in the Marvin Warroad Center.
“If you ha...
Eddy Cobiness (1933-1996): Artist of the Woodlands School
Eddy Cobiness holding his portrait of Kakaygeesick. Professional Native Indian Artists Inc. Group of Seven, MacKenzie Art Gallery. Friesens, Altona, Mb. 2019
Warroad, Minnesota, is the hometown of five artists known in the international ar...
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Author of THE LAND OF EVERLASTING SKY: A MEMOIR OF LOSS AND LEGACY ON LAKE OF THE WOODS (June 2026 from She Writes Press)
I'm a historian, writer, and researcher with a knack (and passion) for finding and telling interesting stories.
Australian family historian and passionate amateur genealogist, researching for over 40 years and sharing stories from my family’s past.
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