PREFACE

America's bicentennial year of 1976 was preceded by careful planning in thousands of communities throughout the country. Consideration was given not only to a proper observance of the event, but also to an awareness that we are all a part of history, yesterday, today, tomorrow. This history includes our culture, heritage, politics, education, technology and more.
In terms of our nation's history, we think of 200 years. Yet this is not true of this area. Koochiching County was settled around the turn of the century. Many people still alive are sons and daughters of those first pioneers.
This book is about the people of Koochiching County: all nationalities, all races. It touches those who lived and prospered on fertile land, as well as those who had to scratch a bare living out of the woods and forest. Some stayed, some moved on. The stories of these people must be preserved because they built America. They built Minnesota. They built Koochiching County.
Today's living becomes tomorrow's history. For this reason, the Koochiching County Historical Society, in compiling this book, has encouraged family histories and stories dealing with the present and the past. This history is arranged in alphabetical order to cover villages, townships, churches, schools, organizations and special interest stories. This information can be found in the table of contents. An alphabetical index is provided to aid the reader in finding specific information in a given area. A map of Koochiching County lists the townships, villages, pictures and other details throughout the book. The Koochiching County Society hopes you will have many hours of reading enjoyment as a result of our labor.

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