As a child, Brad witnessed the last of the old logging camps in the 1950s. He pointed them out to me on a big map in his workshop. Most were nearby, not far from the homes of his extended family.

(birds chirping) (hopeful music) - In Northern Minnesota, in early 1944, there were three logging camps established: Bena, Remer, and Deer River. And so those camps were also established to work ...

Tom’s Logging Camp Knife River, est. 1956. About 15 miles northeast of Duluth along Scenic 61, ... Minnesota’s Largest Candy Store,Jordan, est. 1960s.

Be a Lumberjack Day: 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Forest History Center, 2609 County Road 76, Grand Rapids. Learn through activities and costumed interpreters how workers lived in Minnesota logging camps ...

Visit Tom's Logging Camp, get updates on MN health & contracting, celebrate Native Report's 20th season, learn about Boreal Waters Community Foundation, ...