Pearly Everlasting, Waa•bigwan
Pearly Everlasting (Anaphalis margaritacea) can often be found growing on dry, sandy soils, among Pussy Toes, and orange or yellow Hawkweeds. The plant can grow from anywhere from between 6 to 8 inches to a foot tall. It is noted for its small, yellow centered, daisy like bloom and its white, woolly texture.
The leaves and flowers of this plant were used in traditional Ojibwe medicine practice. The leaves were smoked to revive people afflicted with strokes and and its flowers… [Read More]
The LaRue Mine (Armstrong Bay Mine)
History
The LaRue Mine was a small mining operation northeast of Lake Vermilion, located along the same ridge as the larger Soudan Mine and the Consolidated Vermilion & Extension mine. It… [Read More]
Monsignor Joseph Francis Buh
History
Monsignor Joseph Francis Buh was a Catholic priest who traveled Minnesota around the time of the early gold rush, ministering to many groups of people and setting up churches across… [Read More]
Early Day History
This was a series of articles printed in the Tower Weekly News between March 14, 1914 and April 24, 1914.
Early Day History
It has been thirty years—come St. Patrick’s Day,… [Read More]
The People of Lake Vermilion
Since the Vermilion Gold Rush, a wide diaspora of people have come to the Lake Vermilion area in search of fortune, fame, recreation, or a little slice of the woods… [Read More]
