St. Vincent Memories

According to oral history taken from Richard Lapp in the 1960's - an early 'town father' (along with my own grandfather, Sheldon...

From what was popularly known as 'historical essays', written mostly by high school students throughout Kittson County over a period...

Old Times In The Red River Valley: St. Vincent, "Uncle John," The Pacific Hotel, "Col. Flake," Boom and Bust By Georg...

The native Cree called it Miscousipi , meaning 'Red Water River.' The Red River of the North has provided a focal point up and down...

When you mention the one, it's inevitable you think of the other. At least you do, if you lived there for long like I did. St. Vincent...

I don't really know when this photo was taken, but I have a rough idea. It shows my grandfather, Al Fitzpatrick, and his brother Dick, ...

McCall's (Henniman's). Skogmo 's. The Spot. Dick's Corner. The Hartz Store. The Tastee Freez. Coast-to-Coast hardware. Ice r...

Last Wednesday morning, a young man apparently about twenty-five years of age walked into Short Bros.' drug store, seated himself by the...

St. Vincent was a bustling little town in 1912. It had several hotels, saloons, groceries, a furniture store, livery, blacksmith, druggist ...

I have decided to document my hometown in a very concrete way. I've created a place blog for it. I want to discover and share why my t...