A Real Mansion

The Robbins Home- The Robbins home was built on 14 acres of land, sloping down to the shores of Twin Lake, which had been purchased from J. P. Shumway in June of 1887. Work began … Read more

According to the Shumway Sisters

Haakon Christiansen   This post is the eighth in a series featuring  a history paper that Roberta Lee Scoville’s wrote while attending Minneapolis Business College back  in 1976. The photos at the top of the … Read more

Hello Historical Society

1978 Some citizens did not believe governmental assistance should be used for the redevelopment of the deteriorating business sector. The price of the land, with a building on it, was too high for private redevelopment … Read more