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Part 2 of a tribute to Eveleth’s grocery stores

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Five more stories on the histories of past grocery stores


EDITOR’S NOTE: This is part two of a series of articles Jim shared with Hometown Focus about the many grocery and meat stores once found in Eveleth. This part includes five more stores. Look for the rest of the five-part series in future editions. PRIMOZICH (BETTER FOODS) MARKET & LOCKER PLANT, 511 GRANT AVENUE. CLOSED CIRCA 1996. Mathias “Matt” Primozich […]

A tribute to Eveleth’s many grocery stores of yesteryear

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EDITOR’S NOTE: This is part one of a series of articles Jim shared with Hometown Focus about the many grocery and meat stores once found in Eveleth. Look for the rest of the five-part series in future editions. Our family moved to Eveleth when I was six years old on Thanksgiving weekend in 1960. At that time there were 16 […]

Miners Memorial Project research almost complete by Tower-Soudan Historical Society

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TOWER/SOUDAN – Volunteers from the Tower-Soudan Historical Society (TSHS) continue to work on documenting a list of men who died in, at, or near the Soudan Mine from 1884 to 1957. Documentation is almost complete on the list of 143 men, with only seven needing further documentation. Andy Larson, former president of the Tower Soudan Historical Society and retired Soudan […]

Ely boasts several impressive houses of former mining officials

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The mines have closed, but the company homes remain


For many years, the homes of the mining company officials were among the most imposing in town. But then, there were no more officials as the mines shut down in 1967. The truly imposing homes in and around Ely now are probably the million-dollar-plus ones out on lakeshores. But in the late 1890s and early 1900s, the mining companies built […]

The first procurement of K-rations was made in May 1942

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K-ration: Feeding our nation’s troops during wartime

The K-ration was a United States military ration consisting of three separately boxed meal units: breakfast, dinner, and supper. It was originally intended as an individually packaged daily ration for issue to airborne troops, tank crews, motorcycle couriers, and other mobile forces for short durations. The K-ration differs from other American alphabetized rations such as the A-ration, consisting of fresh […]

A vintage Christmas on the Range

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Christmas on the Iron Range has long had its own traditions—from gathering for a lutefisk and meatball dinner to slicing up a log of potica to heading out to a local Christmas tree farm (or the woods) to select just the right tree for the family room. The region’s strong ethnic roots meant that many families continued to celebrate holiday […]


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