History

AirCorps Aviation, founded in 2011, restores vintage airplanes and manufactures unique parts in Erik Hokuf's hometown of Bemidji.

Minnesota’s harsh elements have peeled paint, left areas to rust and the lettering is fading on the bobber, which became a symbol of the city in the 1980s.

The community rallied behind the fundraising effort to bring the 1948 Great Northern Railway caboose to Bemidji, and the piece of locomotive history will be restored and preserved for visitor use.

The Beltrami County Historical Society is launching a special fundraising campaign to move a 1948 Great Northern Railway caboose to the historic train depot and museum in Bemidji.

The film, "The Parish of the Pines," is based on the true story of an outlaw and a preacher who visited logging camps in the Grand Rapids area in the early 1900s. The movie is at the Reif Center in Grand Rapids at 6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 24, and Thursday, Aug. 31.

The filmmaker is an independent journalist from Paris, France, and will be on hand to introduce her film and answer questions on Tuesday, Aug. 15.

Jeremy Jackson’s inquiry began shortly after Brainerd officials renamed the city’s newest park after the man once known as the “Father of Brainerd,” Lyman P. White. Misinformation printed in the 19th century found new life online, making troubling claims about White’s dealing with Indigenous peoples.

The Great Northern Railway Historical Society is dedicated to the preservation, study and history of one of America's greatest railroads, the Great Northern Railway, including the Great Northern Depot, the history center’s home.

Jenny Robertson grew up in the woods of Lake Shore, Minn. Her new book Hoist House: A Novella and Stories is described as weaving tales of immigrant life, worker exploitation and the tensions and dangers of growing up with the American dream.

Women were scarce in the developing Midwest, and advertisements for “mail-order brides” helped bridge the miles between husbands and brides-to-be.