Captivating Iron Range history series shared by IRRRB

1905 stereograph print of Burt Mine on Mesabi Iron Range (Boston Public Library, Creative Commons)

With the impending announcement of a new commissioner at the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board (IRRRB), it’s worth explaining what all those words mean.

Let’s start with “Iron Range.”

Historian Pam Brunfelt, my Iron Range history mentor, shared a series of articles with the IRRRB for use on their website. Entitled “A Walk Through Our History,” the agency has begun sharing them in their newsletter “The Ranger.”

I know I spout off on Range history time to time, but if you want to go to the source and get the good stuff, you should read Pam’s work.

Here she is explaining the significance of the Iron Range in American history:

Later this week I’ll be visiting the notions of “resources” and “rehabilitation” when it comes to the ways of today’s Iron Range.