From 4-7 p.m. Oct. 26 at the Historic Crow Wing County Courthouse, 326 Laurel St., an open house will feature guided tours of four of Sarah Thorp Heald’s paintings
Army Lt. Col. Hortense McKay, a Brainerd High School graduate, served as a nurse in a makeshift hospital in the Philippines during World War II starting in 1941 and returned to the Southeast Asian country a second time as a nurse following her evacuation from it.
Sarah (Thorp) Heald lived from 1881 to 1954. The 73-year-old artist’s paintings often portrayed Crow Wing County's early pioneer days and the Ojibwe in the area. Four of her works are on display in the historic courthouse with more in the county museum on Laurel Street in Brainerd.
Brainerd’s Lum Park a place for all ages
Lum Park along Rice Lake has been popular for generations, but little know the history behind the Brainerd park s creation or namesake. 8:00 am, May 10, 2021 ×
Singers entertain those in Lum Park in Brainerd in 1944. Photo courtesy of the Crow Wing County Historical Society Museum and Research Library
It’s been an outdoor gathering spot for generations of Brainerd lakes area residents.
But for many who frequent the city park, its namesake may be a bit of a mystery.
The Rice Lake-adjacent Lum Park in Brainerd has been the site of Fourth of July festivities, water ski shows, RV campsite rentals, picnics galore and more in its storied history.