The Life of Jeremiah Johnston: Part XI
It was Thursday July 21, 1898 when Missionary/newspaper reporter Rodgers left the Sault Rapids on the Kenora at 8:00 AM. He described the...
The Life of Jeremiah Johnston: Part X
It was Thursday July 20, 1898, described by Missionary Rodgers as a most beautiful morning after a rain. The atmosphere was very clear,...
The Life of Jeremiah Johnston: Part IX
Missionary, traveler, and newspaper reporter Mr. Rodgers tried fishing in the early afternoon of July 19, 1898 from the shore of The...
The Life of Jeremiah Johnston: Part VIII
While Missionary Rodgers and Jeremiah Johnston strolled through the Reserve, they came across an old Indian sitting under a shade tree...
The Life of Jeremiah Johnston: Part VI
Those who were Christian Indians were like most denominations, varied personalities who came from different backgrounds. According to...
The Life of Jeremiah Johnston: Part III
Jeremiah Johnston, fellow missionary James Taylor Rogers, and a Native left the School at Little Forks in a canoe that would see them...
Survival in a Northern Wilderness: A Mother's Story--Part XII
Orrah almost never did any remodeling or ever built anything such as tables, benches or bunks, but never stopped Violet from doing so and...
Grand Mound
We're all kind of smug about history and our generations place in it, but how about the “Mound Builders”? They were here before the rest...
Judicial Ditching of Koochiching County
So you’re driving down either Minnesota State Highway 71 or 72 and you see ditches similar to small canals that run vertical to the...
