Adventures on the Ottertail - By Robb Felder (OTTER FALLS SERIES) Recommended for younger readers A long, long time ago, most of this country that we now call the United States belonged to the Native American people, or, as the pioneers called them, "Indians. In northern Minnesota these Native American people called themselves the "Anishinaabe". The new "white" settlers that came from a far-away land called "Europe", called them the "Chippewa". They lived all along the river called "Ottertail", where they hunted and fished and harvested wild rice for thousands of years. In the late 1880's; (that's over a hundred years ago), the Feiffer pioneer family had recently arrived from their home country called Germany to start a new life in America. They were just starting to build their new farm at the edge of the prairie on the banks of the Ottertail river. The Feiffer family included; August, the father, Annie, the Mother and their four children; Joseph, Martha, Gretchen and Franz. They lived at the edge of the new settlement called Otter Falls. The new railroad called the Northern Pacific crossed the river at the falls and went right past the Feiffer's house There was a large saw-mill on the river's edge at the falls, which sawed the logs into lumber. These logs were harvested from the forests all along the Ottertail River and around the White Pine Lake, just to the north of Otter Falls. Also at Otter Falls was a brewery, where the farmers from the prairies to the west brought their barley grain to be brewed into a beverage called beer. August Feiffer worked at the brewery. Visit https://www.otterfallspublishing.com/ for more info or search Robb Felder on Amazon for additional books and also available at Big Pine Books in Perham, MN. ADVENTURES ON THE OTTERTAIL Robb Felder Adventures on the Ottertail - By Robb Felder ( OTTER FALLS SERIES ) Recommended for younger readers A long , long time ago , most of this country that we now call the United States belonged to the Native American people , or , as the pioneers called them , " Indians . In northern Minnesota these Native American people called themselves the " Anishinaabe " . The new " white " settlers that came from a far - away land called " Europe " , called them the " Chippewa " . They lived all along the river called " Ottertail " , where they hunted and fished and harvested wild rice for thousands of years . In the late 1880's ; ( that's over a hundred years ago ) , the Feiffer pioneer family had recently arrived from their home country called Germany to start a new life in America . They were just starting to build their new farm at the edge of the prairie on the banks of the Ottertail river . The Feiffer family included ; August , the father , Annie , the Mother and their four children ; Joseph , Martha , Gretchen and Franz . They lived at the edge of the new settlement called Otter Falls . The new railroad called the Northern Pacific crossed the river at the falls and went right past the Feiffer's house There was a large saw - mill on the river's edge at the falls , which sawed the logs into lumber . These logs were harvested from the forests all along the Ottertail River and around the White Pine Lake , just to the north of Otter Falls . Also at Otter Falls was a brewery , where the farmers from the prairies to the west brought their barley grain to be brewed into a beverage called beer . August Feiffer worked at the brewery . Visit https://www.otterfallspublishing.com/ for more info or search Robb Felder on Amazon for additional books and also available at Big Pine Books in Perham , MN . ADVENTURES ON THE OTTERTAIL Robb Felder