Understanding that bridges provide a key link in our highway system is critical to a full historical perspective of our transportation system. By definition, a bridge is a link between two separate sections of road. Our earliest examples of this are logs placed diagonally across a break in the road/trail, like would have occurred along the Red River Ox Trail, which ran through Anoka County between St. Paul and Pembina in the mid-1800s.
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As we entered the second installment of quarantine thanks to the COVID-19 virus, the Anoka County Historical Society also tackled the second half of the alphabet in our #MNMuseumAlphabet challenge. Joining other historical societies across the state, ACHS has posted daily, in alphabetical order, an item from our collection.
Read MoreIn 1969 our nation was in crisis. Anti-Vietnam War demonstrations, race riots and assassinations dominated national headlines while the city of Anoka had a dam problem.
Read MoreOne hundred and seven years ago the house-boating craze broke out in Anoka, and its epicenter was the Anoka Dock, now in the process of being re-established in Riverfront Park.
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