County Historical Society received Heritage Preservation grant


A $10,000 Heritage Preservative Grant administered by the Minnesota Historical Society was used to perform a Phase II archaeological site evaluation of a portion of the St. Francis Xavier Church site at Chippewa City. The purpose was to characterize archaeological deposits near the foundation wall of the church as well as the extent of soil disturbance from previous work on […]

Serenity Garden Friends’ Briefing

Rick Crawford and crew broke ground for phase one of Serenity Garden on September 1 at the garden’s northwest corner near the hospital, the location of the enclosed seating area. After prepping the wall’s foundation and “outlining” the walkway from North Shore Health’s entrance door, rain delayed progress for a day. But the packed foundation held and soon a stonewall […]