Onamia Area History
"The City dates back to 1908, when lumbering was a major industry in the Mille Lacs area and the first trains reached the town."-Millelacs.com
Here's some links:
Mille Lacs Indian Museum
Minnesota Settlements -St Cloud State University
Minnesota History
A Short History of the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe
(Mille Lacs Band of) Ojibwe Culture
GeoExchange Onamia Elementary School
classroom in Onamia
Kathio State Park Narrative
MNGenWeb/USGenWeb Project Mille Lacs County Genealogy
Emueum Minnesota State University Mankato
Onamia's old newsper was Onamia Independent
Now the Mille Lacs Messenger delivers most of the news in the area
Although there are others such as the Penny Saver-printed by Onamia Printing
Onamia Schools and Mille Lacs Health System also have their own printed publications
Of course you can also get news from this site (Onamia.com) and the Onamia update (Sign up on the bottom of this page)
Did you know there was once a movie theater in Onamia? Or a casino in town?
Now there is a casino and a movie theater north of town.
Historic Sites
1 MN Mille Lacs Cooper Site Address Restricted Onamia 1970-09-22
2 MN Mille Lacs Onamia Municipal Hall Main and Birch Sts. Onamia 1985-09-10
3 MN Mille Lacs Petaga Point Address Restricted Onamia 1970-09-22
4 MN Mille Lacs Saw Mill Site Address Restricted Onamia 1970-09-22
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