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They arrived in Big Stone County just two days after the Ole Bolsta family and found a location to their liking on the shores of the lake that still bears their name. Long Tom Lake was named by
William for his brother, Tom. They continued their trapping operations very successfully taking their furs
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Indians lived in the grove near the Otreys during the winters. They were peaceful and good neighbors. Once they invited the white family to one of their services. It was not customary for them to invite white people to take part in their activities, but they spoke of
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867:Yankeetown
807:Ortonville
787:Graceville
727:Ortonville
712:Graceville
674:Ortonville
493:References
428:As of the
416:Cemeteries
362:Otrey Lake
359:Olson Lake
300:feature ID
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133:45°21′54″N
842:Artichoke
797:Moonshine
772:Big Stone
767:Artichoke
749:Townships
697:Beardsley
336:Geography
318:Minnesota
288:FIPS code
254:Time zone
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177:Minnesota
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717:Johnson
707:Correll
702:Clinton
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328:History
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162:Country
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802:Odessa
782:Foster
762:Almond
722:Odessa
684:Cities
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184:County
822:Toqua
817:Prior
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792:Malta
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