Arrival Day

Arrival Day

1920’s – The front dock at King Island on arrival day. Arrival day was quite an adventure in the 20’s and early 30’s. These folks arrived at Baudette and travelled the 55 miles from Rainy River to King Island. Not a bad journey on a nice day,...
Putting up Ice

Putting up Ice

1920’s – In the early years, a horse was used to put up ice. This photo is at King Island, but the practice was the same at all locations. The cakes of ice would be buried in sawdust in the icehouse and would keep all summer. This was the source of...