Black and white photograph of Frances E. Andrews, ca. 1900.

Frances Andrews

Frances E. Andrews, ca. 1900. From the Ernest Oberholtzer papers, Manuscript Collection, Minnesota Historical Society.

Black and white photograph of Frances E. Andrews, ca. 1907.

Frances E. Andrews

Frances E. Andrews, ca. 1907. From the Ernest Oberholtzer papers, Manuscript Collection, Minnesota Historical Society.

Andrews, Frances (1884–1961)

Frances Andrews worked as an advocate for social justice, education, and conservation in the early twentieth century. She called for preservation of the forests and lakes that became the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and experimented with land restoration in northwestern Wisconsin. Her legacy includes an endowment that continues to support social and environmental causes in the 2010s.

Color image of power lines in Hayward destroyed by the Halloween Blizzard, 1991. Photograph by Joey Mcleister, Minneapolis Star Tribune.

Power lines in Hayward destroyed by the Halloween Blizzard

Power lines in Hayward destroyed by the Halloween Blizzard, 1991. Photograph by Joey Mcleister, Minneapolis Star Tribune.

Color image of a mailman working after the Halloween Blizzard, 1991. Photograph by Stormi Greener, Minneapolis Star Tribune.

A mailman working after the Halloween Blizzard

A mailman working after the Halloween Blizzard, 1991. Photograph by Stormi Greener, Minneapolis Star Tribune.

Color image of children playing on top of a car after the Halloween Blizzard, 1991. Photograph by Marlin Levison, Minneapolis Star Tribune.

Children playing on top of a car after the Halloween Blizzard

Children playing on top of a car after the Halloween Blizzard, 1991. Photograph by Marlin Levison, Minneapolis Star Tribune.

Color image of traffic in Minneapolis after the Halloween Blizzard, 1991. Photograph by Bruce Bisping, Minneapolis Star Tribune.

Traffic in Minneapolis after the Halloween Blizzard

Traffic in Minneapolis after the Halloween Blizzard, 1991. Photograph by Bruce Bisping, Minneapolis Star Tribune.

Color image of the University of Minnesota campus during the Halloween Blizzard, 1991. Photograph by Mike Zerby, RPA, Minneapolis Star Tribune.

University of Minnesota campus during the Halloween Blizzard

University of Minnesota campus during the Halloween Blizzard, 1991. Photograph by Mike Zerby, RPA, Minneapolis Star Tribune.

Color image of a resident of Minneapolis digging a car out of the snow after the Halloween Blizzard, 1991. Photograph by Rita Reed, Minneapolis Star Tribune.

A resident of Minneapolis digging a car out of the snow after the Halloween Blizzard

A resident of Minneapolis digging a car out of the snow after the Halloween Blizzard, 1991. Photograph by Rita Reed, Minneapolis Star Tribune.

Color image of a car stuck in the snow during the Halloween Blizzard, 1991. Photograph by Duane Braley, Minneapolis Star Tribune.

A car stuck in the snow during the Halloween Blizzard

A car stuck in the snow during the Halloween Blizzard, 1991. Photograph by Duane Braley, Minneapolis Star Tribune.

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