Another Weekend Away
Had a nice four day weekend trip to Minneapolis, MN in October. Left on Friday morning and headed to northern Wisconsin - to check out some land owned by two Nystrand brothers - cousin of my Grandma Laurina Nystrand Swanson. Found the graves of one brother and his wife in Ladysmith, Wisconsin - Fred Nystrand and his wife Inga. Then we found the approximate site of the land they owned just south of Hawkins, Wisconsin. Fred and Inga Nystrand's graves Headed to Minneapolis after that - to our hotel for the weekend. Checked in and headed to the closest restaurant (next door) for dinner. Saturday we headed out to Fort Snelling - a fort built to protect against Indian attacks. Very interesting visit - there were many costumed interpreters, a cannon shooting display and a musketry drill. Learned that Dred Scott lived at Fort Snelling in the 1850s with his master, Dr. Emerson. Also spoke with a woman from the Dakota tribe regarding Indi...