The riverfront always drew people to Stillwater. The Ojibwe and Dakota first settled here; later striking a treaty with Europeans; who quickly realized the St. Croix River�s potential as an ideal way to move lumber. One of the first to float logs down the river was Captain Stephen Hanks; cousin to Abraham Lincoln. The lumber business gave birth to Minnesota�s first millionaire as the city grew; and Stillwater received one of the state�s first Carnegie grants for a free public library. Meanwhile; the state prison saw notorious gangster Cole Younger found the Prison Mirror in 1887; now the nation�s oldest continuously operated offender newspaper. Authors Holly Day and Sherman Wick celebrate the history and charm of one of Minnesota�s finest cities; from the frontier to today.
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