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Shooting the Rapids

Date: 1907
Description: Two men watching from the shore as Bill Marr shoots the Kettle Rapids in a canoe. The spectators are sitting on logs.
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Pigeon River Map

Date: 1914
Description: A map, hand-drawn by Carl Greene, of the McFarland Lake (Minnesota) region. The map also includes several clever, humorous drawings referring to some membe...
Photograph

Carl Greene

Date: 1914
Description: Carl looking over the rail of the steamship “Easton”. "Easton was owned by the United States and Dominion Transportation Company which provided regular ser...
Photograph

On the Streamship

Date: 1914
Description: Family friend Mackey Wells and Jack Greene aboard the ”Easton.”
Photograph

Houses On the Shore

Date: 1914
Description: A view from Beaver Bay in Lake Superior of houses on the shoreline.
Photograph

Lake Superior Palisades

Date: 1914
Description: Elevated view from the lake of the Lake Superior Palisades.
Photograph

Five Mile Rock

Date: 1914
Description: A view across the water towards Five Mile Rock, a large rock formation off the north shore of Lake Superior.
Photograph

Chicago Bay Boarding House

Date: 1914
Description: View across field towards the Chicago Bay Boarding House. The lake is in the background on the left. Chicago Bay, Minnesota, is now called Hovland.
Photograph

Flute Reed River

Date: 1914
Description: The Flute Reed River at Chicago Bay. Chicago Bay, Minnesota, is now called Hovland.
Photograph

Doc Goes Fishing

Date: 1914
Description: Doc Copeland fishing from his perch on a log over a stream.
Photograph

Jack Eating Watermelon

Date: 1914
Description: John "Jack" Greene standing in front of a porch eating a slice of watermelon.
Photograph

Jack with Fish

Date: 1914
Description: Jack Green proudly holding up several fish he caught. There is a log cabin in the background.
Photograph

Chicago Bay Post Office

Date: 1914
Description: A rustic wooden post office in Chicago Bay. Chicago Bay, Minnesota, is now called Hovland.
Photograph

Small Cemetery

Date: 1914
Description: View towards a wooden fence surrounding a cemetery near Tom Lake, north of Chicago Bay. Wooded hills are in the background.
Photograph

Half Way Camp

Date: 1914
Description: Several members of The Gang resting outside the log cabins at Half Way Camp on Tom Lake, north of Chicago Bay. There is a carriage on the right.
Photograph

Camp One Lumber Camp

Date: 1914
Description: View across clear cut area towards horses grazing near log cabins at Camp One Lumber Camp, north of Chicago Bay.
Photograph

Sawtooth Pass

Date: 1914
Description: Elevated view across valley towards a pass in the Sawtooth Mountains, with a very tall, bare tree in the foreground.
Photograph

Biddy the Pig

Date: 1914
Description: One of the boys posing with Biddy the pig, who is lying in the road at Camp One Lumber Camp.
Photograph

McFarland Lake Camp

Date: 1914
Description: Elevated view looking over trees towards the lumber camp on McFarland Lake, which was owned by the Pigeon River Lumber Company.
Photograph

Camp Cook Shack

Date: 1914
Description: An interior view of the kitchen at the Pigeon River Lumber Camp at McFarland Lake. There are cooking utensils and supplies on long tables and counters. Th...

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