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Melanie Sommer
White Bear Lake, Minn.

The allure of the lake

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Along the lake
White Bear Lake, ca. 1870.
Photo by William Henry Illingworth, courtesy of the Minnesota Historical Society
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Sailing on the lake
Sailing on White Bear Lake, 1921.
Photo courtesy of the Minnesota Historical Society
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Along the lake
White Bear Lake, ca. 1870.
Photo by William Henry Illingworth, courtesy of the Minnesota Historical Society
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Williams House
Williams House, White Bear Lake, 1869.
Photo by William Henry Illingworth, courtesy of the Minnesota Historical Society