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Boltz, an ambassador wolf

Ambassador wolf Boltz at the International Wolf Center in Ely, 2019.

International Wolf Center

The International Wolf Center in Ely, 2019.

Viewing area at the International Wolf Center

Visitors observing the ambassador wolf pack from the viewing area of the International Wolf Center in Ely, 2017. Photo by International Wolf Center staff.

Sigurd Ferdinand Olson was a prominent American conservationist in the twentieth century who is remembered for his work to preserve the northeast Minnesota wilderness. His career can be separated into two parts: the first as an educator and wilderness canoe guide, and the second as an author and national leader in conservation. He wrote and published eight books. His first book, The Singing Wilderness (1956), is perhaps his best-known work.

Runes of the North

The cover of Runes of the North, written by Sigurd Olson, illustrated by Robert Hines, and published by Alfred A. Knopf in 1963.

Sigurd Olson, Tom Savage, and Russell Fridley

Sigurd Olson, Tom Savage, and Russell Fridley (left to right) meet at the confluence of the Minnesota and Mississippi Rivers (Bdote) to survey the recently created Fort Snelling State Park.