International Falls

We had lived in the Twin cities for about 20 years and never been to International Falls.  You may recognize the name as "The ice box of the US"  International Falls is often the coldest spot in the continental US and tends to make the news regularly in the winter.  From where were were staying near Voyagers NP is was about a 40 minute drive so we headed up one day.

This museum was fascinating.  It had a great history of the Native American inhabitants and a history from the time the first Europeans arrived.  The other half was of Bronko Nagurski.  Bronko was from International Falls and was an amazing athlete.  He is a hometown hero as well as a Minnesota hero.  He played for the Minnesota Golden Gophers and the Chicago Bears long ago.

We also saw Smokey Bear.