Near Sunburg in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
The Old Log Church
1868
Photographed By K. Linzmeier, July 16, 2014
1. The Old Log Church Marker
Until 1868 the rapidly growing Norway Lake settlement had no regular place of worship. In the fall of that year a church of logs was hastily constructed. It would serve as the Norway Lake church until 1875 with Rev. L.J. Markhus as the pastor.
It can be considered as the "Mother Church" of six present day Lutheran congregations in the area: East Norway Lake, First, Hope, Monson Lake, South Lake Johanna, and West Lake.
1928-1999
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Churches & Religion. A significant historical year for this entry is 1868.
Location. 45° 18.743′ N, 95° 10.657′ W. Marker is near Sunburg, Minnesota, in Kandiyohi County. Marker can be reached from the intersection of 99th Street Northwest and 195th Avenue Northwest, on the right when traveling north. Marker is approximately 13 driving miles west of New London. Marker is 0.3 miles north of County State-Aid Highway 40 (County Road 40 Northwest). Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 9601 195th Avenue Northwest, Pennock MN 56279, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. A different marker also named Old Log Church (within shouting distance of this marker); U.S. Military Post (approx. 2.6 miles away); Isle of Refuge
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Also see . . .
1. Old Log Church. Willmar Lakes Area website entry (Submitted on November 17, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
2. Norway Lake Parish. Website homepage (Submitted on November 17, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Photographed By K. Linzmeier, July 16, 2014
2. The Old Log Church and Marker
Photographed By K. Linzmeier, July 16, 2014
3. Old Log Church Interior
Photographed By K. Linzmeier, July 16, 2014
4. Old Log Church Site
Photographed By K. Linzmeier, July 16, 2014
5. Nearby Marcia's Garden
Photographed By K. Linzmeier, July 16, 2014
6. Marcia's Garden
A wild garden is not a garden that has run wild, reminding us of man's neglect; it is a poetic suggestion of the beauty of Nature untouched by man.
–Wilhelm Miller
Native Prairie
What you see before you is a small example of the prairie that covered this land when the pioneers arrived.
They cut thick slabs of prairie sod to build houses; their animals grazed on it; they cut it for hay; and over the years they plowed it for their fields.
This garden is a small and incomplete sample of the amazing diversity of plants that developed here in the thousands of years after the glaciers receded.
Some of the plants you see here include grasses: Big bluestem, Canadian wild rye and Side-Oats grama. Wildflowers include: Purple prairie clover, White prairie clover, Wild Bergamot and Black-Eyed Susan.
We will continue to tend the garden by adding plants, removing non-natives and occasional burns.
–Norway Lake Lutheran Historical Association
–Wilhelm Miller
They cut thick slabs of prairie sod to build houses; their animals grazed on it; they cut it for hay; and over the years they plowed it for their fields.
This garden is a small and incomplete sample of the amazing diversity of plants that developed here in the thousands of years after the glaciers receded.
Some of the plants you see here include grasses: Big bluestem, Canadian wild rye and Side-Oats grama. Wildflowers include: Purple prairie clover, White prairie clover, Wild Bergamot and Black-Eyed Susan.
We will continue to tend the garden by adding plants, removing non-natives and occasional burns.
–Norway Lake Lutheran Historical Association
Credits. This page was last revised on November 17, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 28, 2014, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 513 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on October 28, 2014, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin.
