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Memory, Time, History on Lake of the Woods

Jill Swenson

Join me for a weekly glimpse into the history of this place where my great-grandparents homesteaded on Ojibway land near Lake of the Woods on the Canadian border.

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After pan-fried walleye filets, boiled potatoes, fresh-baked bread, and steamed sweet peas smothered in butter, Shireen and I did the dinner dishes and got into our pajamas early in hopes of seeing the northern lights again.

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Chapter 1, continued

Warroad, 1968

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