Ham Lake is a six-mile-by-six-mile township as prescribed in the Northwest Territories Act of 1787. One of the area's major lakes looks exactly like a slice of ham, with an island as the ham bone, thus the name. In 1856, a town named Glen Carey, Scottish for "Beautiful Valley," was formed southwest of the lake. Seven or eight homes were built, but a prairie fire burned them out. In 1866, Mads Gilbertson, a native of Norway, was the first permanent...

Profiles famous residents of Pine City, Minnesota, including military personnel, politicians, activists, athletes, artists, business owners, and volunteers who have shaped Pine City. Includes black-and-white photographs.

Includes an 1893 and a 1995 land ownership map of each township in Cass County, N.D., brief biographical sketches, and a brief rural directory.