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Frontenac, Minnesota. / 44.52389°N 92.33111°W / 44.52389; -92.33111. Frontenac ( / ˈfrɒtɛnæk / FRON-teh-nak) [5] is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Florence Township, Goodhue County, Minnesota, United States, on the Mississippi River. As of the 2020 census, its population was 249.
Fort Beauharnois. Fort Beauharnois was a French fort, serving as a fur trading post and Catholic mission, built on the shores of Lake Pepin, a wide section of the upper Mississippi River, in 1727. The location chosen was on lowlands and the fort was rebuilt in 1730 on higher ground. It was the site of the first Roman Catholic chapel in what is ...
Frontenac State Park. / 44.50750°N 92.32639°W / 44.50750; -92.32639. Frontenac State Park is a state park of Minnesota, United States, on the Mississippi River 10 miles (16 km) southeast of Red Wing. The park is notable both for its history and for its birdwatching opportunities. The centerpiece of the park is a 430-foot-high (130 m ...
One of Minnesota's few ornamental concrete slab bridges, covered in fine masonry by the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1939. [5] 2. Cooper Site. Cooper Site. September 22, 1970. ( #70000299) West-central shore of Lake Ogechie, Mille Lacs Kathio State Park [6] 46°08′43″N 93°46′31″W.
Louis de Buade, Comte de Frontenac et de Palluau ( French pronunciation: [lwi də bɥad kɔ̃t də fʁɔ̃tənak e də palɥo]; 22 May 1622 – 28 November 1698) was a French soldier, courtier, and Governor General of New France in North America from 1672 to 1682, and again from 1689 to his death in 1698. He established a number of Forts on the ...
Mission Road. 46°41′03″N 92°38′12″W. / 46.6842°N 92.6367°W / 46.6842; -92.6367 ( Church of Sts. Joseph and Mary-Catholic) Sawyer. 1884 church expanded in the 1920s, one of the state's oldest Catholic churches built by an Ojibwe parish, one of the oldest churches in northern Minnesota overall, and one of Carlton County's ...
Minnesota: As part of the U.S.-Dakota War, the Sioux killed as many as 800 white settlers and soldiers throughout Minnesota. Some 40,000 white settlers fled their homes on the frontier. [248] 450–800 (settlers) [249] 1862: October: Massacre at Gallinas Springs: New Mexico
Website. [1] The Mille Lacs Indian Museum and Trading Post is a museum dedicated to the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe 's history, culture, and contemporary life. It officially opened to the public on May 18, 1996. Located in Onamia, Minnesota, United States, it is one of the 26 historical sites and museums run by the Minnesota Historical Society.