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Sigurd Olson at Listening Point
1981
Iconic portrait of conservationist Sigurd Olson at his cabin at Listening Point. The Northland College environmental studies center is named in Olson's honor.
Inside the Shack
Interior view of "the shack" behind his home where conservation advocate and writer Sigurd F. Olson wrote his books.
Sig Olson and Border Lake Outfitters
Sigurd Olson and customers at Border Lakes Outfitting Company, a company that provided guides and equipment for wilderness vacations during the summer. It is likely this photograph was taken for pu...
Knopf in Minnesota
August 1961
Publisher Alfred A. Knopf, Sr., photographed while visiting the cabin of author Sigurd Olson at Listening Point. Knopf published all eight of Olson's books, and he was well-known for the personal r...
Sigurd and Elizabeth Olson
Informal portrait of Sigurd and Elizabeth Olson standing on a pier.
