20 YEARS AGO
APRIL 3, 2000
Sawtooth Elementary School fifth graders enjoyed three days and two nights at the Wolf Ridge Center near Finland, Minnesota. The main activities were ropes and rock climbing. In the ropes course, there were many different bridges: a wooden plank bridge, a single cable bridge, a double log bridge, and finally a zip line. Students were secured with safety harnesses and they were 25 feet in the air at the highest point. Other Wolf Ridge Center activities included basic survival skills, animal signs, birds, a night hike, campfire programs, Lake Superior games, bear programs and KP (kitchen patrol). Four fifth grade students wrote about their Wolf Ridge experience for the newspaper: Jeffrey Plahuta, Eric Brisson, Courtney Todd, and Ian Sylvester.
60 YEARS AGO
APRIL 28, 1960
One hundred girls will take part in the spring style show Tuesday evening, when the high school home economics students will model their garments in the auditorium as part of the PTA’s program. The theme, Little Red Schoolhouse, has been chosen to show students wearing cotton skirts and dresses, tailored suits, and several formals.
90 YEARS AGO
MARCH 13, 1930
Early History of Maple Hill Folks This information was shared at the Cook County Settlers’ Reunion at Grand Marais on February 12, 1930, by Mrs. Alma Hedstrom. Peter Rindal was the first white settler on Maple Hill, coming in April of 1891. Later in May 1891, Hans Gilbertson and his family arrived. Over the next five years, many families settled on Maple Hill: Olsons, Sevensons, Klings, Soderbergs, Johnsons, Larsons, Lindskogs, Hedstroms, Haglunds, Larsens, Ellquists, Staves, Eversons, Robergs, Monkers, Petersons, Berglunds, Backlunds, Andersons, and Nelsons. Clara Gilbertson (Mrs. Hans Toftey) was the first child born on Maple Hill. The first school opened in October 1894 at the Gilbertson’s house with six pupils enrolled: Albert Gilbertson, Olaf and Kenneth Olson, Axel Berglund, and Albert Rindal. Miss Alma Berglund was their teacher. In 1895, two school houses were built, one on the west side and one on the east, to better serve the scattered Maple Hill settlement. In 1899, the Maple Hill Church was built and in 1901, the Town Hall was erected. The present school house was built in 1918 and high school work was begun. Comparing poor roads and trails of thirty-nine years ago with present good roads and a daily bus line; little homestead log-cabins with the well built homes of today; six school children in the first school to forty-nine at present, one can well say Maple Hill has prospered.
100 YEARS AGO
APRIL 28, 1920
The U.S. Lighthouse tender Amaranth arrived in the harbor Sunday with supplies for the local lighthouse, leaving Monday for Isle Royale.
Lawrence Hedstrom had the misfortune to have a leg broken last Friday while driving his team on Maple Hill. The horses became mired, and one horse rolled over, pinning Lawrence underneath. He was removed to his home, Dr. Hicks set the fracture, and it will be a few months before Lawrence will be able to work again.
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