Welcome to Walking the Pembina Trail
Sesquicentennial Stroll – St. Vincent to Saint Paul
Beginning July 1, 2008 Orlin Ostby of Gatzke, Minnesota, will set out with his family and a sturdy pair of oxen to recreate Delmar Hagen’s 1958 trek down the historic Pembina Trail to Saint Paul. The Pembina Trail is one of the main historic oxcart trail routes from St. Paul to Winnipeg, Manitoba. The trails were pioneered in the 1600’s and most heavily traveled between 1849 and 1901. Primarily used for fur trading, the oxcart trail routes helped establish St. Paul as a central commerce point in the Midwest.
The People
Orlin Ostby and family reside in Northwestern Minnesota where a lot of the "old ways" are still used occasionaly.
Minnesota Sesquicentennial 2008
On May 11, 2008, Minnesota will reach its 150th anniversary as the 32nd state in the United State of America. Beginning in January 2008, the Sesquicentennial will be a yearlong, statewide commemoration and a catalyst, to learn from our past and connect all of us as Minnesotans in creating a thriving, innovative future.