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Douglas County’s past: Store owner foils bandits with unloaded shotgun; historic machine on display at county fair – Superior Telegram


Douglas County’s past: Store owner foils bandits with unloaded shotgun; historic machine on display at county fair – Superior Telegram

16 August 1924 Fighting Dan Lund thwarts car bandits “Battling” Dan Lund, owner of the Manitou Falls candy store, lived up to his title early Friday morning when he chased two would-be bandits off his property with an unloaded shotgun. They were believed to be Ray Lofgren and “Billy Murphy,” who managed to rob Ed […]

Hiker in Isle Royale National Park died after losing consciousness


Hiker in Isle Royale National Park died after losing consciousness

The 37-year-old woman was hiking with her partner in Isle Royale National Park when she experienced “medical complications,” the National Park Service said. A Michigan woman died Monday of unknown medical complications while backpacking through a remote national park on Lake Superior, officials said. The woman, a 37-year-old from Battle Creek, Michigan, was hiking with […]