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Not far from Embarrass, Minnesota, on the far eastern end of the Mesabi Iron Range, there was once a thriving town named Mesaba, Minnesota. It was among the first of the towns settled by Europeans and their descendants in northern Minnesota. Years later, people would refer to it as “Old Mesaba,” perhaps to separate it from the rest of the Iron Range with which it shared a name. Like so many small towns and Mining Locations on the Iron Range, Mesaba was beloved by many of those who lived there, even long after its streets were overgrown and buildings stood empty.

“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet.” Poor Juliet! She knows that because Romeo’s last name is Montague, she is forbidden to have anything to do with him. So she ponders the importance – or rather the unimportance – of names. She sees him just as he IS, and doesn’t care about his name. The names chosen for places can carry a great deal of weight, just like Romeo’s family name of Montague. The name will, perhaps forever, record the founder of this place, the people who lived in this place, an important even...

As the world begins to work its way back to “normal,” summer events are making their way back onto the calendars. On the Iron Range, reunions of all sorts are