Moments In Time

The North Shore is home to a rich history and diverse culture. In Moments in Time, we speak with community members about their memories from different periods of our region's past to help foster an appreciation and understanding of the community in which we find ourselves today.

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Moments in Time: Split Rock Lighthouse
Carah Thomas-Split Rock Lighthouse, on the North Shore of Lake Superior, celebrated 100 years in 2010. A year later, the lighthouse was designated a National Historic Landmark by the U.S.
Moments in Time: Cook County News Herald
Jay Andersen-The Cook County News Herald is truly a treasury of moments in time.
Moments in Time: Northern Cleaners & Laundry
Kelly Schoenfelder-Vi Wonser and her husband Gordon operated Northern Cleaners & Laundry from 1947 to 1981 in downtown Grand Marais. In this editon of Moments in Time, Vi shares her memories of the business.
Moments in Time: Minnesota architect Edwin Lundie
Carah Thomas-Renowned Minnesota architect Edwin Lundie (1886-1972) had a 50-year career in St.
Moments In Time: Military Contracts
Barbara Jean Johnson-Rick Anderson grew up in Grand Marais. One day at little league practice, he and his teammates looked up overhead and saw what looked like a missile heading out toward the big lake.
Moments in Time: North Shore commercial fisherman Walter Sve
Carah Thomas-Walter Sve is a third generation North Shore commercial fisherman based near Two Harbors, MN. In this edition of Moments in Time, Walter talks with Art Fenstad of the North Shore Commercial Fish
Moments In Time: Growing up in Mineral Center
Barbara Jean Johnson-Although not much is left of the town of Mineral Center these days, it was once a bustling settler village full of homesteaders, many of whom came from Wisconsin in search of a better life.
Moments in Time: Harriet Boostrom Taus on Early Gunflint Life
Kelly Schoenfelder-Clearwater Lodge sits half-way up the Gunflint Trail. It's one of the oldest resorts in the Northwoods. Within its history lie stories of the area's earliest pioneers.
Moments In Time: Lost Lives and Hard Work on the Early Gunflint
Barbara Jean Johnson-The Gunflint Trail is a quiet and wild place. Best known for the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness that surrounds it on both sides, the Trail is often characterized as pristine and untouched.
Moments in Time: Anishinaabe & Isle Royale
Kelly Schoenfelder-In its early days, before Isle Royale became a national park in 1940, the island was home to loggers, miners and fishermen. Most were Scandinavian immigrants.