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"My investigation of Minnesota murders over the years revealed no new motives for killing anyone. The old ones are perfectly satisfactory. . . . I hope you will find these murders interesting. I regret that I could not report the most ingenious and remarkable ones. They looked like accidents or natural deaths and were never discovered."—Walter N. Trenerry
Murder in Minnesota features some of the state's most infamous criminals—a collection...
Murder in Minnesota features some of the state's most infamous criminals—a collection...
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In 1930 two young Minnesota men launched their 18-foot canvas canoe in the Minnesota River at Fort Snelling to begin the journey from Minneapolis to Hudson Bay. Fourteen weeks, 2250 miles, and 60 portageso later they ended their journey at York Factory, Manitoba.
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The voyageur's highway was the route from Lake Superior along inland waterways to the Minnesota North Country. Countless people-explorers, fur traders, missionaries, map makers, lumberjacks, miners, naturalists-were drawn to the region's woods and lakeshores. Indians, French Canadians, Scandinavians, and Slavs all used the rich resources of the land to follow an old way of life or to find a new one. In a lively, clear style, Grace Lee Nute tells the...
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Biographical essays covering women from the early years of Minnesota Territory to the opening days of the feminist movement. Includes an updated list of women who have served in the Minnesota legislature; and women who have risen to prominence as judges, business leaders, and sports figures.