Canada Mayflower, Agongosimin
Canadian Mayflower (Maianthemum canadense) is a common northern wildflower growing on the forest floor.
The moist and dry areas across Lake Vermilion, the northern Great Lakes States and into Canada is the perfect habitat for this native lily.
It is noted for its waxy, heart-shaped leaves and its small spike of delicate, starry white flowers, blooming from May to July. Mayflower produces a small, berry-like fruit.
The Ojibwe people treated headaches, sore throats, and kidney problems with this wildflower they named agongosimin (–an,… [Read More]
Thomas J. Walsh
History
Thomas J. Walsh was a prominent member of Tower and Soudan’s history at the turn of the 20th Century, though his name seems all but forgotten. He was involved in… [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]
