Fairyland Park Marble, MN |
Fairyland Park was a roadside attraction, located in northern Minnesota from 1948-1972 |
Golden Jubilee Mt. Iron, MN |
A historical souvenir booklet created for Mountain Iron's 50th birthday. (1890-1940) The celebration was held August 9 - 11, 1940. |
Diamond Jubilee Mt. Iron, MN |
A historical souvenir booklet created for Mountain Iron's 75th birthday. (1890-1965) The celebration was held July 22 - 25, 1965. |
Bovey Farmer's Day 1957 Video |
Using a wind-up 8mm movie camera, my father filmed part of the 47th annual Labor Day celebration in Bovey, MN. Bovey is
located on the Western Mesabi Iron Range in Northern Minnesota. |
Ed Wick's #204 Train Video |
This is my Grandfather working as a train engineer in 1957, for the Oliver Iron Mining Company.
This load was from the Arcturus Mine by Marble, MN.
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Mt. Itasca Ski Jump 1958 Video |
Gene Wilson is one of the jumpers. Bob Riley is the one who fell.
This was filmed by Melvin Wick on a 8mm windup camera at Mt. Itasca, Coleraine, MN in 1958.
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Marble, MN Golden Jubilee 1958 Video |
Video of the Golden Jubilee Parade, June 27 - 29,1958 take on Melvin Wick's 8mm camera.
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Plummer Mine, Taconite, MN in 1957 Video |
Using a wind-up 8mm movie camera, my father filmed ore operations at the Plummer Mine outside
Taconite, MN. Notice the how the pit has benches carved out by the shovels. |
Hubert Humphrey/Orville Freeman in Bovey, MN 1960 Video |
Hubert Humphrey and Orville Freeman both gave speeches on brick staircase podium on the Bovey Village Hall
at Bovey Farmer's Day in 1960. (Labor Day) Both Minnesota politicians were rising stars at the time. |
Fairyland Park 1959 - Part 1 Video |
Fairyland Park was build around 1948 along Highway 169 between Bovey and Marble, Minnesota.
This video was filmed by my father on a windup 8mm camera.
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Fairyland Park 1959 - Part 2 Video |
Admission was changed to go through the park. An authentic roadside attraction. My parents
purchased in 1959. I grew up here. - Fairyland Park Marble, MN
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Fairyland Park 1959 - Part 3 Video |
By 1972, the roadside attraction was passe' and it was sold to an investor. - Fairyland Park Marble, MN |