'Rediscovering Minnesota's Lost Towns' With Stores and Photos by Rhonda Fochs

Milaca, MN, January 4, 2016 (Newswire.com) - Author Rhonda Fochs has spent years researching the history of Minnesota’s lost towns and her work has produced three books on “Minnesota’s Lost Towns”.  Her books showcase towns from central Minnesota and northward which no longer exist.  Fochs writes about each one’s creation, what they were like in their prosperous years, why they died and what’s in their place today.  Fochs is adamant that the real history of a town is in the people who lived there.

When Fochs becomes aware of a long-gone town, she contacts local historical societies and search the Internet to learn about their former existence.  Her research will take her to local libraries and read tons of history books about that area.  Fochs, a retired teacher, lives in Lincoln and travels the state with her husband Lenard and their dog, DeeJay, while she researches her books about lost towns.

"I learned to love finding out about the history of places from an aunt who lived in Wisconsin. She lived on a spot that once was a logging town - Emerson, Wisonsin. I also had grandparents in Purewater, Montana, which no longer exists. That all fascinates me."

Rhonda Fochs, Author

The public is invited to hear Ms. Fochs share her stories and photos of forgotten Minnesota places at the Sons of Norway Tusenvann Lodge’s monthly meeting, 12 noon, Saturday, January 9th at the Isle Recreation and Education Center in downtown Isle, Minnesota.