Lindström in Chisago County, Minnesota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
The Emigrants
Photographed by McGhiever, May 25, 2024
1. The Emigrants Marker
Karl Oskar and Kristina are fictitious characters portrayed in The Emigrants, Unto a Good Land and The Last Letter Home, a trilogy written by the Swedish author, Vilhelm Moberg. They symbolize migration to America by Swedish peasants, who settled in the Chisago Lakes Area, about the middle of the nineteenth century.
Kring stenen drevs årdret i ring
Sädesaxen smekte den opåverkbare
Här satt barnen, bröt armodets bröd,
möttes ungdomarna
bröt stenens tyngd mot drömmens lätthet:
Amerika, Minnesota Territory, Ki -Chi -Saga.
Efter 100 år tyddes minnet
av uppbrottet från Stenriket
En av dess söner följde spåren
skrev Utvandrarnas bok.
Även stenen bräcktes loss
står nu här upprotad
som en gång nybyggarna
Blev ett vårdtecken över dem
som bytte stenen mot rika skördar
och minnet av hur den värmde
mot barndommens nakna fötter.
Around the stone one ploughed in circles
The ears of corn caressed the unmovable
Here the children sat, broke the bread of poverty
Here the young ones met, made the decision
to change the weight of stone
for the lightness of dreams:
America, Minnesota Territory, Ki -Chi -Saga.
After 100 years it was deciphered
the memory of those
who broke away from the Kingdom of Stone
One of their sons followed the tracks
wrote the Books of the Emigrants.
Also the stone was broken off from timelessness
stands now here, upprooted
like the pioneers in their time.
A remembrance rock
of the people who
traded the stone for golden harvests
and the memory of a sunwarmed slab
against the childs naked feet.
Ulf Beijbom
This Boulder is a gift from Duvemåla Sweden
Sponsors: ITT Flygt AB Lindås and Emmaboda Granit AB Emmaboda Sweden
Topics.
this page online
Location. 45° 23.391′ N, 92° 51.023′ W. Marker is in Lindström, Minnesota, in Chisago County. It is at the intersection of Lake Boulevard (U.S. 8) and Linden Street, on the right when traveling east on Lake Boulevard. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 12631 Lake Boulevard, Lindstrom MN 55045, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Midwest and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once Rupert’s Land, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Immigrant's Dream of America (within shouting distance of this marker); Chisago County All Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance
Photographed by McGhiever, May 25, 2024
2. The Emigrants marker, statue, and boulder
Photographed by McGhiever, May 25, 2024
3. The Emigrant Stone commemorative poem
Credits. This page was last revised on June 2, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 2, 2024, by McGhiever of Minneapolis, Minnesota. This page has been viewed 322 times since then and 61 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 2, 2024, by McGhiever of Minneapolis, Minnesota.
