ITASCA CONVERSATIONS - History of Itasca: Part 1 || with Lilah Crowe, Itasca County, Minnesota
ITASCA CONVERSATIONS - History of Itasca: Part 1 || with Lilah Crowe, Itasca County, Minnesota
Lilah Crowe (Executive Director at Itasca County Historical Society) talks about the rich native history of Itasca County, Minnesota in the first of her 4-part presentation.
To learn more about the Itasca County Historical Society, go to:
To learn more about Itasca County, Minnesota, visit
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The Itasca Conversations series is proudly brought to you by our community partners: Itasca Economic Development Corporation, Children's Discovery Museum of Grand Rapids Minnesota, Grand Rapids State Bank, Land Department of Itasca County and Miner Cub Foods.
Itasca County, a few hours north of Minneapolis, is 75 miles west of Duluth and world-renowned Lake Superior and just an hour or so from Bemidji, Brainerd, and Walker.
The following towns comprise this vibrant forest community of Itasca:
Bigfork
Bovey
Calumet
Cohasset
Coleraine
Deer River
Effie
Grand Rapids
Keewatin
La Prairie
Marble
Nashwauk
Squaw Lake
Taconite
Warba
Zemple
Gems of Itasca Series - The History Edition
The History Edition: The Itasca County Historical Society is the go-to archival center of Itasca County. Their extensive b&w photographic collection is unparalleled in this county. There is an abundance of stories to discover, from Roosevelt's CCC camps, to women in the mines, to native American tributes. The exhibits preserve the lush history of the people and places of this great county whose roots are deeply embedded in logging! Today you can experience the history of this county's origins at the Forest History Center where you are transported into the tranquil life of the forest. Inside features include exhibits, multimedia presentations, and film screenings. Going through the rear exit, we take a step back into yesteryear and encounter performers in 19th century clothing in an old logging village. This is more than a place to learn about the history of life in the forests. It is about engaging your senses in a serene environment:- have a picnic, go on a hike through the marshes & reeds on elevated boardwalks and encounter the beautiful wildlife that inhabit the 170 acre property. A true 'gem' of Itasca!
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Itasca County, a few hours north of Minneapolis, is 75 miles west of Duluth and world-renowned Lake Superior and just an hour or so from Bemidji, Brainerd, and Walker.
The following towns comprise this vibrant forest community of Itasca County:
Bigfork
Bovey
Calumet
Cohasset
Coleraine
Deer River
Effie
Grand Rapids
Keewatin
La Prairie
Marble
Nashwauk
Squaw Lake
Taconite
Warba
Zemple
Gems of Itasca Series - The Bovey Edition (2017 Regional EMMY® nominated)
**This episode was nominated for an Emmy® (Regional - Upper Midwest Chapter) September 2017.
Bovey, Picture Grace, Prohibition, Suffrage, Speakeasy, Jazz era.
THE BOVEY EDITION: Bovey, Minnesota was a historical jewel in the Iron Range and is known for its rich mining history beginning in the early 1900's and as the home of world-famous photograph & Minnesota's official State picture Grace. We profile the history of the Grace photo that was taken by Eric Enstrom in his Bovey studio back in 1918. Bovey was bustling in the early 1900's. A major highway led through the town's center and past the Renaissance Revival designed Bovey Village Hall which still stands today and is listed on the National Register of Historical Places. Opposite Bovey Village Hall was the Bovey Mercantile store, the biggest hardware store in Northern Minnesota at that time. Now known as Annabella's Antiques, the store was discovered to have a couple of underground tunnels which have spawned legends over the decades as to what the tunnels' purposes were. To a backdrop of early 30's speakeasy/jazz styled re-enactments, we interview residents who lived in the area through the Depression era who have a first hand account of the lively happenings in Bovey and surrounding areas.
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Itasca County, a few hours north of Minneapolis, is 75 miles west of Duluth and world-renowned Lake Superior and just an hour or so from Bemidji, Brainerd, and Walker.
The following towns comprise this vibrant forest community of Itasca:
Bigfork
Bovey
Calumet
Cohasset
Coleraine
Deer River
Effie
Grand Rapids
Keewatin
La Prairie
Marble
Nashwauk
Squaw Lake
Taconite
Warba
Zemple
Gems of Itasca Series - The Family Resort Edition
The Family Resort Edition: The Itasca County area became well known as a major resort area in the early 1900's and still remains to this day. We visit two resorts that have been family-owned for generations (Wa-Ga-Tha-Ka Resort & Sugar Lake Lodge - a Rutger's Resort); with one offering recreational amenities for its corporate and family clientele including a picturesque lake-side golf course, and the other that sits on Wabana Lake - equally as stunning with wondrous stories of yesteryear and counting Hollywood stars among their past guests. From there, we glide across Wabana & Trout Lakes and arrive at the historical Joyce Estate - one of Minnesota's unique & historical sites, operated by the Chippewa National Forest. The Joyce family helped pioneer the regional lumber trade in the early 1900's. As you stroll through the majestic grounds of the Joyce Estate, imagine the roaring twenties, the time of prohibition and women's suffrage. Heir to the family fortune, David Gage Joyce of Chicago built the estate with native logs and stone between 1917-1935. It consists of 4,500 acres of forest, eleven lakes, 26 miles of shoreline and 40 buildings. The estate boasted its own seaplane hangar, nine-hole golf course, clubhouse, tennis court, bathhouse/sauna, library and advanced amenities for its time like a hot water system, telephone line and electric lighting. The Joyce family was well known for hosting lavish parties with no expense spared, flying out-of-state guests in on the family's seaplanes for the week-long, lively gatherings.
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Itasca County, a few hours north of Minneapolis, is 75 miles west of Duluth and world-renowned Lake Superior and just an hour or so from Bemidji, Brainerd, Ely and Walker.
The following towns comprise this vibrant forest community of Itasca:
Bigfork
Bovey
Calumet
Cohasset
Coleraine
Deer River
Effie
Grand Rapids
Keewatin
La Prairie
Marble
Nashwauk
Squaw Lake
Taconite
Warba
Zemple
ITASCA CONVERSATIONS - Tales of Bovey: Part 1 || Itasca County, Minnesota
ITASCA CONVERSATIONS - Tales of Bovey (Part 1) || Itasca County, Minnesota.
This lively group of ladies - Agnes Hromyak, Lorraine Andrews, Ethel Deal, Patricia Walls, and Meredith Jakovich - meets at the Bovey City Hall Library to recount the good life growing up in the mining town in the early years of the Iron Range (30s, 40s, 50s).
To learn more about the early years of Bovey, go to: .
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Itasca County, a few hours north of Minneapolis, is 75 miles west of Duluth and world-renowned Lake Superior and just an hour or so from Bemidji, Brainerd, and Walker.
The following towns comprise this vibrant forest community of Itasca:
Bigfork
Bovey
Calumet
Cohasset
Coleraine
Deer River
Effie
Grand Rapids
Keewatin
La Prairie
Marble
Nashwauk
Squaw Lake
Taconite
Warba
Zemple
ITASCA CONVERSATIONS - with Dr. Lee Jess || Tall Timber Days Festival, Itasca County, Minnesota
ITASCA CONVERSATIONS - with Dr. Lee Jess || Tall Timber Days Festival, Itasca County, Minnesota.
Hear one of Itasca's visionaries, Dr. Lee Jess, talk about the 35-year-old festival that he helped start. Tall Timber Days continues to be one of the county's much-loved summer attractions, bringing in more than 12,000 people from near and far! This year's festival is being held on August 5, 6 & 7, 2016.
To learn more about Itasca County's festivals, go to: .
TO VISIT ITASCA, GO TO:
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Itasca County, a few hours north of Minneapolis, is 75 miles west of Duluth and world-renowned Lake Superior and just an hour or so from Bemidji, Brainerd, and Walker.
The following towns comprise this vibrant forest community of Itasca:
Bigfork
Bovey
Calumet
Cohasset
Coleraine
Deer River
Effie
Grand Rapids
Keewatin
La Prairie
Marble
Nashwauk
Squaw Lake
Taconite
Warba
Zemple
Gems of Itasca Series - The Showboat Edition
THE SHOWBOAT EDITION: Debuting in 1956, Mississippi Melodie Showboat is a vaudeville-styled variety show that takes place every summer in Grand Rapids, Itasca County, Minnesota on the only outdoor live theatre stage on the entire Mississippi River. The show begins with a steamboat rolling up the mighty river, carrying cast members to the open stage, just as the sun sets over the banks of the Mississippi. The steamboat then serves as a backdrop for the remainder of the show. We take the audience behind-the-scenes as we follow four Showboat members during the months of cast rehearsals, at the final dress rehearsal through to the big opening night, capturing the spirit of the community through their eyes.
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Itasca County, a few hours north of Minneapolis, is 75 miles west of Duluth and world-renowned Lake Superior and just an hour or so from Bemidji, Brainerd, and Walker.
The following towns comprise this vibrant forest community of Itasca:
Bigfork
Bovey
Calumet
Cohasset
Coleraine
Deer River
Effie
Grand Rapids
Keewatin
La Prairie
Marble
Nashwauk
Squaw Lake
Taconite
Warba
Zemple
Indian Mounds, Itasca State Park, Minnesota (Trip 1 Vid 11) United States
Indian burial mounds in Itasca State Park in Minnesota.
ITASCA CONVERSATIONS - The Joyce Lumber Story: Part 1 || with Susan Hawkinson
ITASCA CONVERSATIONS - The Joyce Lumber Story: Part 1 || with Susan Hawkinson, Itasca County, Minnesota.
Author and historian Susan Hawkinson talks about the Joyce family legacy in Grand Rapids, Northern Minnesota in the first of her two-part presentation.
To learn more about the Joyce Estate, go to:
To watch a personal tour of the Joyce Estate and to learn first hand accounts of life there in the mid 1900's, watch the Family Resort Edition of our Gems of Itasca series:
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The Itasca Conversations series is proudly brought to you by our community partners: Itasca Economic Development Corporation, Children's Discovery Museum of Grand Rapids Minnesota, Grand Rapids State Bank, Land Department of Itasca County and Miner Cub Foods.
Itasca County, a few hours north of Minneapolis, is 75 miles west of Duluth and world-renowned Lake Superior and just an hour or so from Bemidji, Brainerd, and Walker.
The following towns comprise this vibrant forest community of Itasca:
Bigfork
Bovey
Calumet
Cohasset
Coleraine
Deer River
Effie
Grand Rapids
Keewatin
La Prairie
Marble
Nashwauk
Squaw Lake
Taconite
Warba
Zemple
SOUNDTRACK:
EVEN WHEN WE FALL
by Philipp Weigl
licensed under creative commons cc-by-4.0
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Minnesota History Center Commemorates WWI
April 2017 marks 100 years since the United States joined WWI, often called The war to end all wars. Now, a new exhibit is commemorating the history of the war at the Minnesota History Center, Kylie Bearse reports (6:42). WCCO This Morning – April 11, 2017
Forest History Center
Step back in time at the Forest History Center in Grand Rapids, MN to learn about the history of Minnesota's lumber industry. Visitors also experience an old time lumber camp with historical re-enactors, as well as a massively tall fire tower that visitors can climb.
Production funding provided by the Minnesota Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund and by the members of Prairie Public.
About the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund
In 2008, Minnesota voters passed a landmark piece of legislation — the Minnesota Clean Water, Land, and Legacy Amendment — which provided funding to public television stations serving audiences in Minnesota. Its mission is to help preserve and document the treasures of culture, history, and heritage that make Minnesota special, and to increase access to the natural and cultural resources we all share.
Gems of Itasca Series - The Arts Edition
The Arts Edition - Gems of Itasca Series – Showcase of Reif Center, MacRostie Arts Center, Grand Rapids Players and Craft Stores in Grand Rapids:
Itasca is known as a vibrant county teeming with everything artistic, hosting world famous music artists and performance groups at the Myles Reif Centre, to local artisan showcases at MacRostie Arts Center including monthly highlight - the First Friday Art Walk. The theatrical community also thrives with local groups like the Grand Rapids Players who stage their vibrant productions seasonally. There are craft stores aplenty; a few that call the historic Old Central School home. The beauty of the arts community in Itasca is that it is experiential. There's something for everyone to partake in. After visiting a local pottery studio, we drop in on a local metal artisan & sculptor, who treats us to a tour of his stunning collection of life-sized sculptures displayed throughout his property.
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Itasca County, a few hours north of Minneapolis, is 75 miles west of Duluth and world-renowned Lake Superior and just an hour or so from Bemidji, Brainerd, Ely and Walker.
The following towns comprise this vibrant forest community:
Bigfork
Bovey
Calumet
Cohasset
Coleraine
Deer River
Effie
Grand Rapids
Keewatin
La Prairie
Marble
Nashwauk
Squaw Lake
Taconite
Warba
Zemple
Tax Lien Itasca County MN
Tax Lien Itasca County MN
ITASCA CONVERSATIONS - with Loren Squires || Mississippi Melodie Showboat, Itasca County, MN
ITASCA CONVERSATIONS - Jerry Meininger || Mississippi Melodie Showboat, Itasca County, Minnesota
Loren retired to Itasca County from southern Minnesota, and was looking forward to settling into his own slice of heaven in the Bigfork area when Showboat came calling for his help in the 2013 season. He's taught music for over 39 years, and continues to share and develop his passion for the performing arts and theatre in the area. In this episode, he shares with us some of the challenges and joys that have come with being the director of a live community theatre production in Northern Minnesota.
To learn more about the Mississippi River & Showboat, go to: .
TO VISIT ITASCA, GO TO:
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Itasca County, a few hours north of Minneapolis, is 75 miles west of Duluth and world-renowned Lake Superior and just an hour or so from Bemidji, Brainerd, and Walker.
The following towns comprise this vibrant forest community of Itasca:
Bigfork
Bovey
Calumet
Cohasset
Coleraine
Deer River
Effie
Grand Rapids
Keewatin
La Prairie
Marble
Nashwauk
Squaw Lake
Taconite
Warba
Zemple
Postwar Progress: Oliver Kelley and the Grange
The American Civil War was a pivotal period for Oliver Kelley, his family, and his farm. Kelley had an appetite for innovation just as armies of the era had an enormous appetite for vast quantities of food. When the war came to an end, Kelley was called upon by President Johnson to assess the dire condition of farms in the South.
Kelley Farm staff Bob Quist and Ann Bercher explain how this work informed Kelley's thinking and sparked his idea for a national network of farmers.
To learn more about Minnesota and the Civil War visit
Grand Rapids Thunderhawks Hockey State Champions Homecoming
Recorded at the IRA Civic Center, Grand Rapids Minnesota on March 12, 2017
Minnesota Great River Road - Metro Region
See the Twin Cities area from a new perspective - on and along the Mighty Mississippi. A National Park dedicated to the Mississippi River leads the way, surrounded by a tremendous variety of attractions and activities for all.
Minnesota Great River Road - Northwoods Region
Pristine lakes and forest, historic sites and ruby slippers await you in the Bemidji to Grand Rapids Region of Minnesota's Great River Road.
Toms Logging Camp | 218-525-4120 | Duluth MN | Family Entertainment
218-525-4120
218-525-4120
My gosh! You've never seen anything like it!
See turn of the century history right in front of your eyes.
What place am I talking about?
Toms Logging Camp on the scenic north shore of Lake Superior.
It is just a very few minutes drive from Duluth Minnesota.
They have Live trout to feed. That is fun! Other live animals to meet.
Discover the amazing skills and just how a Minnesota logging camp was run at the turn of the century.
It is fun for kids of all ages.
Believe it or not most of the folks that visit are adults. (Big kids)
Yup, I am one of them….
I love this place and always find something new every time I visit.
Just across the parking lot is the best food, bar none, you will find on the North Shore of Lake Superior.
One secret is that when you find a favorite item that tastes great!
The same wonderful item will be there the next time you visit. And the next time.
All I can say is that you really must take time to visit Toms Logging Camp on the North Shore of Lake Superior just a few miles from Duluth MN.
Bill & Lauren Weckman would be please to get to know you.
They are just the nicest folks!
Here is the address of where you can find them.
Tom's Logging Camp & Old Northwest Company Trading Post
Bill & Lauren Weckman
5797 North Shore Drive
Duluth, MN 55804
Phone: 218-525-4120