Characters – Bermidji

Characters March 11, 2015March 11, 2015

Fred Foote (1905)

Fred Foote, the self confessed murderer of Matt Gannon, who was shot at the Cathcart hotel bar in Baudette on April 9 1905, this morning […] Read More

Characters March 11, 2015

Pine Tiger

The only original “Pine Tiger” famous to local police circles and around the town, was in police court this morning to answer to a charge […] Read More

Characters January 6, 2015February 5, 2015

“Dutch Mary” Thompson

One of the better-known Lumberjack Queens, who operated out of the Great Northern Restaurant in Bemidji, was “Dutch Mary.” She was not Dutch but had […] Read More

Characters December 17, 2014January 13, 2015

Charles Patrick Donovan (1861 – 1950)

“King of Lumberjacks’ is Dead; Was Legendary Figure Here for Over Fifty Years Charles Patrick Donovan, well known as “Paddy the Pig,” died Monday at […] Read More