Lake Vermilion
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…. [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… [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]
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… [Read More]
Tower & Soudan Street Railway Company
History For a short time before the turn of the 20th century, Tower and Soudan had a streetcar. The streetcar ran from Mill Point, through Tower along Main Street, to… [Read More]
Artifacts of the Vermilion Iron Range Industrial Boom
The Industrial Boom Between the exploration and gold rush of 1865 and the closing of the Soudan Mine in 1962, the Vermilion Iron Range and the Tower area was host… [Read More]
1939 Lake Vermilion postcard
Three people enjoy a moonlit paddle on Lake Vermilion in this 1939 full-color linen postcard. The card was used to report on a trip to Lake Vermilion and mailed from… [Read More]
Early 20th century Lake Vermilion tour boat
Originally called Hunter’s Lodge in 1907, this became Vermilion Lodge in 1916 and Vermilion Dam Lodge in 1956. We’re looking south east from the top of the hill northwest of… [Read More]
Vermilion Boat and Outing Company
History The tourism business rapidly developed on Lake Vermilion during the last years of the 19th century and the early decades of the 20th. The allure of Lake Vermilion and… [Read More]
Birchwood, a Lake Vermilion resort
Fishing resorts were established across Lake Vermilion during the early decades of the 20th century. One hundred years later most have disappeared into the pages of history. This week, the… [Read More]