Mallard, now a Minnesota ghost town, originally thrived during the logging boom of early Clearwater County. Photograph taken before 1909. By 1930, the town of Mallard had been abandoned.
Logging in Clearwater County by the Wild Rice Lumber Company. Cut logs are hauled out of the woods with a steam engine. The early days of the county were days of the big logging era. The Wild Rice Lumber Company and many others were the first in and first out of the county.
The August Widmark homestead was typical of the Clearwater County homesteads prior to 1909. A team of oxen, a few cows and a market for the timber was all one needed for a start in this county.