Local historian Ray Nelson shares his research of Minnesota's oldest rifle artifact to date and its journey from Europe to fur trade-era Minnesota. He is a member of the Friends of Old Crow Wing and its former president, and a founder of the Crow Wing County Muzzleloaders Club.
James McGill arrived in the Crow Wing State Park area in 1771 as an English fur trader and helped settle the area that led to the birth of Brainerd, which celebrated its sesquicentennial anniversary this year.
Brainerd s birth comes at Old Crow Wing Village s expense brainerddispatch.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from brainerddispatch.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.