Minitex commissioned a poem by Minneapolis artist Diver Van Avery to commemorate the 50th anniversary during National Poetry Month. The poem was written on a typewriter for the occasion on April 30, 2021.
Book of poetry by Raymond S. Erickson published posthumously by Emma A. Erickson, Duluth, Minnesota. The book includes a tribute by the Rev. E. O. Franklin, pastor of the Salem Mission Church.
A poem celebrating the State of Minnesota by Boston-born sailor Captain Sam Whiting. Whiting was the editor of a Winona, Minnesota newspaper, The Winona Republican, in 1855-1856.