This was the home of Cliff Morlan, the beloved Pioneer sports writer in Bemidji from the late 1930s to the 1970s. He played football for the Bemidji Normal School. Cliff entertained the community, sports and non-sports fans, with his Cliff’s Column on the back page of each paper. Many of Cliff’s items were about the high school basketball teams and Minnesota’s winningest coach, Bun Fortier, who lived across the street.
Earlier residents included Henry Unruh and his family. (1910-1912) He was a bank cashier who came to Bemidji and then moved on to another banking job and community. Their daughter Vera Elizabeth was born on July 31, 1911 in Bemidji. Other residents before Cliff Morlan were Mrs. Young (1913), Mr. and Mrs. Harry Olin (1919), C. A. Phelps (1920-1921), Mr. and Mr. Roy Danielson (1922) and Mrs. Betsy Roe (1934-1935)