Book Description

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 26. Chapters: Ball Club, Minnesota, Bear River, Minnesota, Bigfork, Minnesota, Bovey, Minnesota, Bowstring, Minnesota, Bowstring Lake, Minnesota, Calumet, Minnesota, Cohasset, Minnesota, Coleraine, Minnesota, Deer Lake, Minnesota, Deer River, Minnesota, Effie, Minnesota, Effie (unorganized territory), Minnesota, Goodland, Minnesota, Grand Rapids, Minnesota, Inger, Minnesota, Keewatin, Minnesota, La Prairie, Minnesota, Leech Lake Indian Reservation, Little Sand Lake, Minnesota, Marble, Minnesota, Marcell, Minnesota, Max, Minnesota, Nashwauk, Minnesota, Northeast Itasca, Minnesota, Pengilly, Minnesota, Spring Lake, Itasca County, Minnesota, Squaw Lake, Minnesota, Swan River, Itasca County, Minnesota, Taconite, Minnesota, Talmoon, Minnesota, Togo, Minnesota, Warba, Minnesota, Wirt, Minnesota, Zemple, Minnesota. Excerpt: Grand Rapids is a city in Itasca County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 10,869 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Itasca County. The city of Grand Rapids is named for the 3.5-mile (5.6 km) long local rapids in the Mississippi River, which was the uppermost limit of practical steamboat travel during the late 19th century. Today, those rapids are hidden underneath the dam of the Blandin Paper Mill. Grand Rapids was originally founded as a logging town, as the Mississippi River provided an optimal method of log shipment to population centers. The predecessor of the Blandin paper mill was opened in 1902. On top of being a logging town it is home to the famous actress/singer known as Judy Garland, who was born as Frances Ethel Gumm. The Forest History Center is a State Historic Site and a living history museum that recreates life as it was in a turn of the 20th century logging camp. Costumed interpreters guide visitors through a recreated circa 1890's logging camp to educate the public on the...