November 2022

Looking Back

15 years ago After an 8-and-0 regular season and a 3-0 run through the Section 7 Tournament, the Littlefork-Big Falls Viking football team entered the quarterfinals of the Minnesota 9-Man State Tournament in Duluth on Friday with a perfect record. That record was ended with a 12-6 loss to the Waubun Bombers at Public School Stadium. “I am proud of our guys,” said Vikings head coach Derek Bilben. “They did everything I asked all year.” Community members cheered on the team at a pre-game pep fest at the school, and the team bus was escorted out of town by the Koochiching County Sheriff’s Department and the Littlefork Fire Department.

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Diane ADAMS

The library may be closed today, (a very grateful thanks to our Veterans), but you can still access digital resources. We will have regular hours tomorrow, Saturday, Nov.

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Mike Hanson

Jeremiah Johnston’s fellow missionary James Taylor Rogers and a native left the School at Little Forks in a canoe that would see them down river for about 35 miles. The Indian sat in the bow on a piece of bark, Mr. Taylor in the middle with Jeremiah steering with his paddle at the stern. Mr. Taylor twisted and turned to try to get a comfortable position for his feet and legs; he found kneeling upright to be the least cramped. For a time, he sat down which was comfortable but he could not paddle much. At Emo they stopped for dinner in which Mr. Taylor described as a room like an oven. Afterwards they went onto the Manitou Rapids and landed below the schoolhouse and were met by a Mr. Wood who had only one scholar, “George” the son of Red Hawk.

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October: Voyageurs National Park check-in

Through the month of October, the park works on pulling markers, disconnecting floating docks at the facilities, and pulling our vessels in preparation for the upcoming winter season. It’s also a time when we start reviewing our winter operations plan, conducting refresher training for ice checking for trails and roads, and cold-water rescue procedures. Administratively, we are wrapping up performance plans for the Fiscal Year 2022 period (10/2021 - 9/2022) and preparing for our FY 2023 performance and work plans. As of the writing of this email the federal government has not yet passed a budget for FY 23 but has passed a continuing resolution that will take us through mid-December.

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Cougar documented

Trail cameras involved in the Voyageurs Wolf Project captured a super rare video of a cougar, say researchers. Tom Gable, project lead with the Voyageurs Wolf Project, shared this screen shot taken on Oct.

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