Histories: Trempealeau Co. Historical Accounts:
"Trempealeau County" by Clarence J. Gamroth:
Volume 1A:
Miscellaneous: Prairie Fires
"Trempealeau County" by Clarence J. Gamroth:
Volume 1A:
Miscellaneous: Prairie Fires
by Evelyn Saverenske, with information secured from Mike
Lyga, 1947
When the area around what is now Independence was being settled, the country was covered with blueberries. There were many Indians who each Fall burned the grass to insure a good crop of berries in the following year. They sailed in canoes to Winona where they sold the berris for 2½¢ a quart.
When the area around what is now Independence was being settled, the country was covered with blueberries. There were many Indians who each Fall burned the grass to insure a good crop of berries in the following year. They sailed in canoes to Winona where they sold the berris for 2½¢ a quart.