The stories of Aitkin County, MN
7 narrated audio stories from across Aitkin County — hidden history, true crime, food legends, and local lore from its towns, landmarks, and back roads.
Aitkin County
When a Citation Became a Treaty Fight
How routine enforcement grew into a defining fight over treaty rights in Minnesota.
Savanna Portage State Park
Where the Waters Parted, People Carried On
A story of a hard crossing that shaped northern Minnesota travel.
Aitkin County Courthouse
Where Aitkin County Brought the Law Together
A courthouse-and-jail complex built to serve a far-flung timber county.
Aitkin County
From Aitkin to Minnesota’s Legal Front Line
A hometown thread to a long-serving Minnesota attorney general.
Savanna Portage State Park
Where the Waters Part and the Trail Begins
A muddy carry linked two great watersheds and shaped travel for centuries.
Aitkin County
Where a Wildlife Artist Learned to See
How Aitkin’s woods shaped Francis Lee Jaques’s lifelong eye for wildlife.
Aitkin County
How a Fur Trader’s Name Stayed on the Map
A frontier trader’s surname became the identity of a Minnesota county and city.
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