At Crow Wing State Park, visitors can enjoy hiking, snowshoeing, and skiing on the peaceful forested trails at the confluence of the Crow Wing River and Mississippi River. This intersection once provided more than natural beauty, the region was once home to French and Ojibwe residents who constructed a thriving trading town in 1823. At its peak, the town contained around 700 residents, half of whom were Ojibwe and half of whom were European settlers. In 1867, ten Ojibwe chiefs met with President Andrew Johnson, a meeting that resulted in…
