Surrounding Areas
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Early mainstreet photo
As I look back, this photo sticks in my mind as one of my many favorites. I think Connie Jacobson shared it? I like it because of the unusual angle. Travis Jacobsen, if you can get me a current one from the same angle I’d love to do another side by side comparing then and now. I’m
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Big Lake Great Northern and Pacific Railroad Depots
One focal point in early Big Lake History was the Northern Pacific railroad station which appears at the right in the photo submitted by Goldie(Putnam) Johnson. The 1890’s photo shows people apparently waiting for the arrival of an important train. Buildings at the left are a feed mill and business owned by J.E. Putnan According
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The Ray Nelson home
This is another one of our Big Lake long standing stately manors on Powell St. The Ray Nelson family lived in it when I was growing up. According to the Big Lake History book it was built for Wm Johnson and then bought by a Wm Floyd before Nelsons. According to the Postcard dating website,
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The “Muni”
For a period Big Lake City owned what was called the Municipal Liquor store. It sold to go bottles of booze, in what they called the “off sale” and also was a bar. The locals called it the Muni. The current Tootsie’s Tavern is the location of the bar. It was sold to Jim and
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Bailey Station Class
Arlene Smith gave me this photo of her older sister and brother’s class from Bailey Station school to share with all of you. Unfortunately, she didn’t know what year it was taken.
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Railroad Depot
Debra Thornburgh remembers sitting in my grandfather Freeman Swanson’s truck and watching for the train to go thru to pick up the mail as he use to hang it there Donald Christensen I use to play near it alot and watch the mail exchange . Every so often the alignment was not right and the
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Sand Dunes State Forest and Lake Ann Campground
Sand Dunes State Forest and Lake Ann Campground just 5 miles north of Big Lake. I remember climbing up the ladder to the old fire lookout tower and I think I was actually in it but memory is a tricky thing. Does anyone else remember being able to go into it? Jon Baldwin I am
