Image of the tugboat, Edna G., at dock in Two Harbors. A whaleback vessel is docked alongside the tugboat. Ice appears around the tugboat, snow covers railroad tracks alongside dock. Note the eagle on top of the pilot house. When the Edna G. returned to Two Harbors from WWI service, the eagle had been removed.
Image of the tugboat, Ella G. Stone, anchored off of the rocky shoreline in Burlington Bay. The Ella G. Stone was the first Duluth and Iron Range Company Tug used to supply workers and materials to build railroads and ore docks in Two Harbors (1883-1896).
Image shows the Ella G. Stone, predecessor to the Edna G. tugboat pulling a whaleback vessel into the ore docks at Agate Bay. Note the hatches are open on the whaleback.
Ice harvesting at Agate Bay. Bays in Lake Superior regularly froze in the cold winter months. Jacob Rafin Senior is seated on the sled. Town of Two Harbors in the background.
Of Norwegian descent, Aleck, his father and brother operated the H. Christiansen & Sons dealership started in 1898. His spouse's name was Minnie Wiggins Christensen. Betty (of Betty's Pies just north of Two Harbors, is Aleck Christensen's daughter. The interview was taken at H. Christiansen, Inc. Sporting Goods, in Duluth, Minnesota, by interviewer Barbara W. Sommer.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Schroeder Area Historical Society, Schroeder, Minnesota
Date Created:
1999-10-20
Description:
The oral history of Charles "Chuck" Magney describes Naniboujou history, his father Judge Clarence Reinhold Magney (father of Minnesota State Parks), Erie Mining Company, Finland, Minnesota, Radar Station, Cathedral of Pines Camp, Caribou Lake, Cook County, Minnesota, canoeing and fishing in the 1940s and 1950s.
Christopher Tormundsen was of Norwegian descent. His spouse was Mateld Smith Tormondsen. Mr. Tormondsen was 90 years old at the time of this interview. The interviewed was taken at Mr. Tormondsen's home a mile and a half north of Tofte, Minnesota, by interviewer Barbara W. Sommer.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Schroeder Area Historical Society, Schroeder, Minnesota
Date Created:
1999-08-12
Description:
The oral history of Clifford Smith describes cabin life on the North Shore of Lake Superior, Schroeder, Minnesota, 4th of July celebration, home-made ice cream and the history of Shining Rocks Cabins, Schroeder, Minnesota.
Lorntsen, Conrad, tape 1, side2, narrator. He was of Norwegian descent. His spouse Fern Williams Lorntsen was present throughout the interview. Mr. Lorntsen is retired. He was interviewed at Mr. Lorntsen's home in Beaver Bay, Minnesota, by interviewer Barbara W. Sommer.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Schroeder Area Historical Society, Schroeder, Minnesota
Date Created:
1999-08-09
Description:
The oral history of Dora Allard and Harriet Eklund describes early life in Schroeder, Minnesota, tragic death of a child on the Schroeder, Minnesota, dock, cemetary near Redmeyer home, dinner stop of the stage (bus) route, Lyght family, early automobiles, trapping, John Westblade killing of Sigrid Eide and Alvin Tofte, radios, dancing, midwifery and Taconite Harbor, Minnesota.
Schroeder Area Historical Society, Schroeder, Minnesota
Date Created:
1999-10-25
Description:
The oral history of Dr. Bernard Spencer, M.D., and and his wife, Carol Spencer, describes commercial fisherman Thor Carlsen and his second wife, nurse/midwife Alma Carlsen, Dr. Frank Hicks, early diabetic care, May 21, 1926, fire from Manitou Falls, Lake County, Minnesota, to Cramer, Minnesota, The Philosophic Education Organization and school properties.
The narrator is Edwin C. "Steve" Johnson of Swedish descent. His spouse is Myrtle Eklund Johnson. He is the brother of Sam Johnson who owned a fish dealership called Sam Johnson & Sons. His sister is Ingeborg Holte. Steve was interviewed at his home in Duluth, Minnesota, by interviewer Barbara W. Sommer.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
George Torgersen was of Norwegian descent. His spouse was Barbara Eggert Torgeson. He was interviewed at his home at Knife River, Minnesota, by interviewer Barbara W. Sommer.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Hjalmer Louis Mattson is of Finnish descent who calls himself a Swede-Finn. He is not married. He was interviewed at his home in Duluth, Minnesota, by interviewer Barbara W. Sommer.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Ingeborg Holte was of Swedish descent, spouse Edwin Holte (died in 1971) fished as did her father but Ingeborg did not fish; Mrs. Holte is Sam Johnson's and Edwin C. "Steve" Johnson's sister; interviewed at Mrs. Holte's home in Grand Marais, Minnesota; she is the sister of Edwin C. "Steve" Johnson, interviewer Barbara W. Sommer.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Schroeder Area Historical Society, Schroeder, Minnesota
Date Created:
2000-03-31
Description:
The oral history of James Tveekrem describes his Norwegian grandparents settling in the Thomasville section of Schroeder, Minnesota, living in the saloon of a lumber camp, death of father and uncle on Lake Superior, Schroeder, Minnesota,daily life of a kid, Rural Electrification Association, trapping, school on the North Shore of Lake Superior, Cook County, Minnesota, Minnesota college in Duluth, Minnesota, and bird banding in Schroeder, Minnesota.
Schroeder Area Historical Society, Schroeder, Minnesota
Date Created:
1999-08-05
Description:
The oral history of Kenneth Bonin describes his first visit to the North Shore of Lake Superior, Minnesota, and visit with his brother at a Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) camp, World War II military service in the Pacific theater, building Edwin Lundie Cabins with Joe Pecore, work at Reserve Mining in Silver Bay, Minnesota, and Erie Mining, Taconite Harbor, Minnesota, home building, Schroeder, Minnesota, life, running Gunderson Resort, Schroeder, Minnesota.
Schroeder Area Historical Society, Schroeder, Minnesota
Date Created:
1999-09-22
Description:
The oral history of Mae Gunderson Gilbertson describes resort life on the North Shore of Lake Superior, Schroeder, Minnesota, operating a small grocery store, living with grandparents, commercial fishing of her father, Fred Gunderson, young life in Schroeder, Minnesota, and the fire of May 21, 1926,1 mile wide and 7 miles long, the worst fire in the Cramer, Minnesota, area.
Schroeder Area Historical Society, Schroeder, Minnesota
Date Created:
1999-11-18
Description:
The oral history of Marion Mickelsen McKeever describes one-room schools and teachers, Mickelsen family commercial fishing, Dr. Frank Hicks, family tragedy, Slade mansion, flour sack underwear, carbide lights, and Norwegian ancestry.
Schroeder Area Historical Society, Schroeder, Minnesota
Date Created:
2006-06-22
Description:
The oral history of Martin Coyer describes forestry, the summer sport fishing life, Dyers Lake, Cook County, Minnesota, Nine Mile Lake, Lake County Minnesota, Doc Allard, bear meat and cabin building.
Schroeder Area Historical Society, Schroeder, Minnesota
Date Created:
2008-09-30
Description:
The oral history of Maybelle Skou and Bev Johnson describes life in Schroeder, Minnesota, in the 1950s and 1960s including a root beer stand in Schroeder, Minnesota, teen dances, square dances, Vivian Johnson and Tord Johnson, accidents and drowning.
