The intersection of the Minnesota and Mississippi Rivers (Bdote), including Fort Snelling and Pike Island (Wita Tanka). The Sibley Historic Site is in the center foreground. Oil-on-canvas painting by Edward Kirkbride Thomas, ca. 1840.

Ruins of the Walker, Judd & Veazie saw mill at Marine Mill (Marine on St. Croix), May 1, 1909.

A waterfall and stream at the Marine Mills historic site at Marine on St. Croix, ca. 2010s. Photograph by Minnesota Historical Society.

Ruins of the mill operated by the Marine Lumber Company at Marine Mills (Marine on St. Croix) between 1839 and 1895. Photograph by John Cross for the Minnesota Historical Society, ca. 2010s.

Ruins of the mill operated by the Marine Lumber Company at Marine Mills (Marine on St. Croix) between 1839 and 1895. Photograph by Wikimedia Commons user MacGhiever, June 8, 2008. GNU Free Documentation License.

The headwaters of the Mississippi River at Lake Itasca. Photograph by Randen Pederson, June 2, 2010. CC BY-SA 2.0

An aerial view of the reconstructed Snake River Fur Post in winter, ca. 1970.

Wendt Island, with Jun Fujita’s cabin visible at left, 1938. Collection of Graham and Pamela Lee. Used with permission.

A view of Rainy Lake from inside Jun Fujita’s cabin, ca. 1930s. Collection of Graham and Pamela Lee. Used with permission.

Rainy Lake photographed by Jun Fujita, 1931. Collection of Graham and Pamela Lee. Used with permission.