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E. D. Childs hunting

E. D. Childs hunting, September 1, 1908.

The first Murray County Fair was held in 1880. From 1884 through 1898 there were rival fairs, one in Currie and one in Slayton. Each claimed to be the official county fair, but both were discontinued at the turn of the century. In 1912 the Murray County Fair returned and has been held annually (with two exceptions) since that year.

View from the Border Route Trail

View from the Border Route Trail, Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, 2011. Photograph by Eugene Kim.

Iron Lake

Iron Lake, Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, 2012.

Color image of the junction of the rugged Eagle Mountain and Brule Lake trails in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area of Minnesota, 2006.

Trail junction

Junction of the rugged Eagle Mountain and Brule Lake trails in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area of Minnesota, 2006. Photograph by Douglas Kaye.

Canoers in the BWCA

Canoers on the Rainy River in the BWCA, ca. 2006.

Portaging a canoe in the Boundary Waters

Portaging a canoe in the Boundary Waters, ca. 1980.

Canoe trip

An early trip to what is now the Boundary Waters Canoe area, ca. 1916.

Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW)

The Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness is located in the northern third of Superior National Forest. It is the most heavily used wilderness in the country, with about 250,000 visitors annually.

People playing table tennis and billiards at the Phyllis Wheatley House

People playing table tennis and billiards at the Phyllis Wheatley House, ca. 1940.

Gale Family Library