Mike Hanson

It’s pretty easy to romanticize life in the “good old days” especially when compared to the stresses of today’s society. Most historians preach that in… Login to continue reading Login…

Mrs. John Sundeen was born in Sweden in 1877 and homesteaded in the Silverdale area in 1904. Mr. Sundeen and their 4-year-old son traveled from… Login to continue reading Login…

Snow removal still remains the worst problem that a logger has to contend with in their winter operations. There have been times when the operators… Login to continue reading Login…

Pine Island is located in northwest Koochiching and was the site of another contest involving the Backus-Brooks Company and naturally it was over the control… Login to continue reading Login…

John Ross Slack The history of early logging days often was filled with rivalries and bitter contests over control of the logs and the rivers that provided transportation. I suspect that cussing was at a premium when John Ross Slack was the “River Boss” for the Engler Company; its rival was the Backus-Brooks operation of International Falls.

So how long ago did the first non-native explorers first view the cauldron that became Koochiching Falls? If you guessed 1658, you’re a candidate for… Login to continue reading Login…

So, it’s 1909 and a proposal for a new mill that would manufacture paper in International Falls was being floated. What would you expound on… Login to continue reading Login…

More ruminations of Arlie Sanne and Cecilla Anderson who worked under Koochiching County’s first School Superintendent Miss Annie Shelland in the 10 school Birchdale consolidated… Login to continue reading Login…

After graduating from high school, Arlie Sante spent a year at the University of Minnesota with the goal of preparing for principalship of a consolidated… Login to continue reading Login…