Tag Archives: Minnesota History

  1. A General Overview of the Dakota Conflict at Lake Shetek

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    February 1, 2024 by pamelanowak

    Originally published January 11, 2020 The Dakota Conflict began for the settlement at Lake Shetek just after sunrise on August …
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  2. A General Overview of the Dakota Conflict

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    February 1, 2024 by pamelanowak

    Originally published Jan. 4, 2020 When the four young Wahpeton youths who had killed the Whites near Acton rode into …
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  3. Events Leading to the Dakota Conflict

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    January 31, 2024 by pamelanowak

    Originally published December 28, 2019 The roots of the Dakota Conflict were many, varied, and complex. White settlement and the …
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  4. A (very) General Overview of Minnesota History up to 1862

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    January 31, 2024 by pamelanowak

    Originally published December 14, 2019 The earliest inhabitants of the area that became Minnesota were migratory hunters.  Evidence of settlement, …
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  5. How the Lake Shetek Story Stayed Alive

    January 31, 2024 by pamelanowak

    Originally published November 16, 2019 That we know so much today about the events that occurred at Lake Shetek during …
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  6. A Glimpse of Lake Shetek

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    January 31, 2024 by pamelanowak

    Originally Published November 9, 2019 Lake Shetek was home to the Dakota long before discovered by White settlers. The name …
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