Downtown Ely

Downtown Ely

Looking west on Sheridan Street in Ely, 1940s.

Colonial Hall and Masonic Lodge No. 30

Colonial Hall and Masonic Lodge No. 30

Colonial Hall (right) and Masonic Lodge No. 30 (left) in Anoka. Photo by Wikimedia Commons user McGhiever, July 2, 2013. CC BY-SA 3.0

Merchants National Bank, Winona

Merchants National Bank

Merchants National Bank, Winona, May 12, 2017. Photograph by Wikimedia Commons user McGhiever. CC BY-SA 4.0

Aerial view of St. Paul Civic Center

Aerial view of the St. Paul Civic Center, October 2, 1974.

MN90: Minnesota's Massive Fire of 1918

In a matter of hours, a series of devastating fires changed the look of Northern Minnesota for decades. The Cloquet/Moose Lake fires of 1918 resulted in a loss life, millions of dollars in property damage, and displacement of thousands of Minnesotans. Producer Allison Herrera tells us more about the spark that lit the flames in this MN90 segment.

Virginia, Minnesota, from a southeast lookout point, July 5, 2012. CC BY-SA 3.0

Virginia

Virginia, Minnesota, from a southeast lookout point, July 5, 2012. CC BY-SA 3.0

Water tower, Ely, August 4, 2008. Photograph by Wikimedia Commons user ShakataGiNai. CC BY-SA 3.0

Ely

Water tower, Ely, August 4, 2008. Photograph by Wikimedia Commons user ShakataGiNai. CC BY-SA 3.0

Citizens State Bank, Thief River Falls, ca. 1939

Thief River Falls

Citizens State Bank, Thief River Falls, ca. 1939

Mankato

Main Street Hill, Mankato, ca. 1913.

Third Street, Bemidji, ca. 1923.

Bemidji

Third Street, Bemidji, ca. 1923.

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