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Inside the Shack
Interior view of "the shack" behind his home where conservation advocate and writer Sigurd F. Olson wrote his books.
Ely House Yardwork
Conservationist Sigurd F. Olson pruning a tree in his Ely house yard.
Sig Shoveling Snow
1954
Conservationist and outdoorsman Sigurd F. Olson taking a break from shoveling snow outside his home.
Sigurd Olson at Listening Point
1981
Iconic portrait of conservationist Sigurd Olson at his cabin at Listening Point. The Northland College environmental studies center is named in Olson's honor.
Sig Olson and Wilderness Guides
Sigurd Olson (second from the left), his two sons on the right, and two unidentified men, thought to be wilderness guides who worked for his Border Lakes Outfitting Company.
