The old store was first built on what was then a logging camp in about 1908 or 1909. said Cate. The post office was put in by Col. Freeman Thorp who owned about 1,700 acres of land around Lake Hubert, Clark and Rice lakes.

In 1915, the 12 by 24-foot store and post office building was replaced by the present store built by Cate's brother-in-law, Tony Behlke.

Cate said resorts in the area at that time were Minnewawa. Started by Benjamin Heald, Sr., and Pucwanna (now the Alaska Lodge), which started as a farm home that took in guests from the railroad station for meals and lodging.

Campers and counselors to Camp Lincoln for Boys on Lake Hubert arrived in a special car to the station to he picked up by wagon, old car or to walk to the camp.

Both resorts had launches for transporting guests and later private cabin owners picked up visitors in old-time boats, either row or motor.

There were a few cabins on Round and Long lakes, but "very few," said Cates.

On Lake Hubert, the first cabin was built by D.M. Brier, a banker from Brainerd and a man named Curtis who had an early launch.

Reproduced from the Centennial Edition of the Brainerd Daily Dispatch (1871-1971).