A COLLECTION OF HISTORICAL WRITINGS ABOUT BARAGA COUNTY
(1) Three short pieces written for local newspaper in 1867 by Rev. Jacker.
Two Ancient Indian Villages - The Ochipwe Telegraph - A Wonderful Journey.
(2)Baraga County in the 1800s, Random Recollections of a Baraga Schoolmaster.Written by Fred Begole
(3) Bovine Wars. A humoruous look at a communitys battle to put an end to free-roaming livestock
on the streets near the turn of the century. Written by Mike Joki
(4) Dry Wars. The story of the battle to turn Baraga County dry in 1915. Written by Mike
Joki.
(5)The Chippewa Indians on Lake Superior. Their history Related by Themselves.
In 1867 a local newspaper reporter sat down with local Indians to hear their account of their history
in the region. This is his report as published in the newspaper.
(6) The Island of the Dead. A short newsaper account from 1867 of a brief battle on the
Portage River between the local Chippewa and the Iroquois circa 1730s.
(7) The L'Anse Fire of 1896. Written by Mike Joki, this is the account of the devastaing fire
in the spring of 1896.
(8) The Iron Range and Huron Bay Railroad. An account of the short life of a doomed railroad
project in the late 1800s. Written by Mike Joki.
(9) Lunatic War - The Battle For An Insane Asylum For Michigans U.P.
In the late 1800s a new insane asylum was being planned for the U.P. This is the story of the
battle between various communities including L'Anse as they vie for the site. Written by Mike Joki.
(10) Runaways - Historical accounts of several train wrecks in L'Anse at the turn of the century.
Written by Mike Joki.
(11) Modes of Travel in Early Days - An Account of Two Trips Taken By Hon. O.W. Robinson in the 1850s.
(12) Rev. John Pitizel and the Baptist Mission at L'Anse.
Extracted from Pitizels larger work "The Lights and Shades of Missionary Life". This is the section
covering his time at the L'Anse Mission in the 1840s.
