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Dave Bags a Bear
We neither condone nor comdemn the sport of hunting, but we do admire a guy willin' to do it in his Hippie Skivvies! Like a deer caught in the headlights, we think that bear must have done a double-take at Dave in those Skivvies and that's what gave his captor the extra moment he needed to squeeze off a shot.
The Native Americans had been here for a long time and knew the wealth of the area. They had been living near St. Croix since around 1854. Because of the large stand of white pine trees in the Hinckley area, loggers began their migration into the area and the first sawmill was built in 1869. The railroads were also invading the area and in the same year the Lake Superior and Mississippi Railroad pushed its railroad building operation into Hinckley. The lumbering industry boomed and for twenty years Hinckley was a growing, prosperous town with a population of fifteen hundred. On September 1, 1894, all of that changed when a devastating firestorm lasting only four hours destroyed everything in its path, including the towns of Mission Creek, Brook Park and Hinckley. Just an hour north of the Twin Cities, Hinckley long ago lost its lumbering and farming industry, but has become a tourist destination famous for its history and outdoor activities.
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