Memory, Time, History on Lake of the Woods

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Join me for a weekly glimpse into the history of this place where my great-grandparents homesteaded on Ojibway land near Lake of the Woods on the Canadian border.

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About Jill Swenson

Author of forthcoming THE LAND OF EVERLASTING SKY: A MEMOIR OF LOSS AND LEGACY ON LAKE OF THE WOODS (June 2026 from She Writes Press)

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