Built in 1917-18 by the Lucachick & Sorokie families and many others neighbors. The church land was donated by the Lucachicks and the cemetery land by the Sorokies.
Work still to be done: window sills & frames, replace the front doors with . . . — — Map (db m306664) HM
Born 1827, in Scotland. Alexander Baker came to the United States at the age of 23. After serving in the Civil War, he paddled into the borderland in 1870 while on a prospecting expedition. Baker squatted on a tract of land that included all of the . . . — — Map (db m254293) HM
Bronko Nagurski was born in Rainy River, Ontario, Canada, on November 3, 1908 and moved to International Falls in 1912. He was the second of six children. Bronko Nagurski began his high school football career in 1923 under Coach Ralph J. Baker. . . . — — Map (db m267190) HM
Bronko Nagurski Jr. was born in Minneapolis on December 25, 1937. He began his high school football career under Coach Gordon Paschka in 1951. In 1952, Frank "Butch" Larson arrived as head coach of the Broncos. Under Coach Larson, Bronko Jr. . . . — — Map (db m266996) HM
Frank “Butch” Larson was born in Duluth on May 30, 1912. Frank attended Duluth Denfeld High School and graduated in 1930. Butch attended the University of Minnesota and was a star end from 1932-1934. He earned All-American honors in both 1933 and . . . — — Map (db m267198) HM
Frank Youso was born in International Falls on July 5, 1936. He began his high school career in 1950 and 1951 seasons under Coach Gordon Paschka. In 1952, Frank "Butch" Larson arrived as coach of the Broncos and Youso matured into a major college . . . — — Map (db m266997) HM
E.W. Backus personally paid for the railroad construction from Brainerd, MN to International Falls. This venture cost Backus four million dollars. The group of people shown below are waiting for the first train to enter International Falls on . . . — — Map (db m255023) HM
Jim Crotty was born March 31, 1938 in Storm Lake, Iowa. Jim started an interest in football in grade eight. As a high school freshman, his coach was Frank “Butch” Larson. Jim would help lead the Broncos to three Iron Range Conference titles . . . — — Map (db m266995) HM
From the late 1600s to about 1820 the chain of waterways of which Minnesota's border lakes form a segment was the thoroughfare of a vast fur trading empire. As its longest, this water route stretched from Montreal to Lake Athabasca, and over it a . . . — — Map (db m8363) HM
The Sports Stadium was dedicated on Friday, May 22, 1942. Built by the Works Project Administration under school district sponsorship, the stadium measures 178 feet in length and 38 feet in width and the architect was A. R. Melander. It is . . . — — Map (db m267200) HM
Steamboats on the Rainy River
As a part of the fabled “Voyageurs’ Highway” of rivers and lakes, Rainy Lake and the Rainy River saw a traffic of fur trade canoes for nearly two centuries before the first steamer, the Louise Thompson, . . . — — Map (db m206948) HM
Stuart Nordquist was born in Minneapolis on January 16, 1944. His family moved to Hoffman, Minnesota at a very young age. Stuart graduated from Hoffman High School in 1962. He spent a year in Minneapolis before enrolling at the University of . . . — — Map (db m267199) HM
Incorporated in 1901, the village of Koochiching was originally located at the intersection of 2nd Street & 2nd Avenue extending east to the Rainy River. On June 15, 1902, a fire destroyed a majority of the village. Following the fire and changing . . . — — Map (db m254295) HM
The Smokey Bear Statue is the largest of its kind in the country. The 26 foot replica of "Smokey," the national symbol of forest protection, was erected in 1953 as a project of Koochiching County's Keep Minnesota Green Committee. — — Map (db m254405) HM
Three-time mayor, water commissioner, WWII P.O.W. and a civic-minded citizen. He brought our town water, built homes, developed parks, streets, ice rinks and the village beach. He donated and erected the historical ‘Voyaguer’ statue here as his . . . — — Map (db m307771) HM
Minnesota has a long history of protest and self-advocacy, Koochiching County being no exception. The creation of Voyageurs National Park (VNP) in 1975 sparked a heated debate between private land owners and the National Park Service (NPS). The . . . — — Map (db m307700) HM
