Pelkie: 100 Years of Finnishness in Michigan's North Woods
Part 1: From Copper Miners to Lumberjacks to Farmers
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The sturgeon river had been depositing rich soil in the Pelkie area for eons in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Lumberjacks and farmers cleared the land to make way for farms and the railroad connected them to the world. Mutual helping traditions led to a farmer's co-op, Finnish Lutheran churches sprang up and even a socialist hall was built. It was a thriving dairy farming community.