Otter Tail County Historical Society Archives

Otter Tail County Historical Society

Home of first black resident in Fergus Falls saved by anonymous donor

October 31, 2024

Alex Bertsch,

FERGUS FALLS, MINN. (KVRR) – This small home in Fergus Falls may seem unassuming, but it holds a lot of history as the home of Prince Albert Honeycutt, the first black resident of Fergus Falls, and it’s history that was almost lost. “He was able to build this house in 1885, and the fact that it’s associated with such a…

Bringing History Alive: Local Actors Perform “Otter Tales: The Musical” in Perham

The performance commemorates the 150th anniversary of Otter Tail County

September 15, 2018

PERHAM, Minn. — If you walk down the streets of downtown Perham, you might hear a musical spin on how the county’s seat moved from Otter Tail City to Fergus Falls in 1872, or how the town of Clitherall, founded by Mormon settlers in the mid-nineteenth century, first was settled. All of these musical numbers come together to commemorate the 150th…