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Sig at the Shack
Sigurd F. Olson at the "shack" near his Ely home where he did most of his writing.
Sig Shoveling Snow
1954
Conservationist and outdoorsman Sigurd F. Olson taking a break from shoveling snow outside his home.
Food Cart
1946
American soldier purchasing something from a food cart, a scene photographed by conservationist Sigurd Olson while traveling in Europe immediately after the end of World War II.
Sigurd Olson
1942
Sigurd Olson standing in a Border Lakes Outfitting Company canoe.
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.
