ANNUAL REPORT
Annual Report 2009: The Evolution of Bemidji 
The Bemidji Pioneer's Annual Report for 2009 is a collection of stories about geographic areas of Bemidji. How they came to be. How they have changed over the years. What their future might be. Pioneer reporters spent months researching and writing the stories for this year's Annual Report. Click on the link below to find them.
June 20, 2009
Joint planning effort hailed as a success
“Are you a community or aren’t you?”
By Bethany Wesley , June 19, 2009
Bemidji State University marks 90th anniversary
With only one building, Bemidji State Normal School opened along Lake Bemidji in 1919.
By Michelle Bedard , June 19, 2009
BSU’s first teachers had 38 students
Ninety years ago, aspiring teachers first arrived at Bemidji State Normal School.
By Michelle Bedard , June 19, 2009
South shore goes full circle
When the Bemidji Regional Event Center opens next year, the Lake Bemidji south shore will have come full circle from an industrial site to a culture and entertainment venue.
By Molly Miron , June 19, 2009
Ruttger’s started as Birchmont Beach Hotel
Along the northwest shore of Lake Bemidji, one resort has been a destination for tourists and locals for nearly a century.
June 19, 2009
Industrial Park continues growth
Started by Bemidji businessmen in 1962, the Bemidji Industrial Park continues to grow more than 45 years later.
By Michelle Bedard , June 19, 2009
North end of Lake Bemidji is destination for family
Sally Patterson has enjoyed summers in Bemidji for as long as she can remember.
By Michelle Bedard , June 19, 2009
Evans recalls discovery of Indian burial mounds
Dan Evans returned to Diamond Point Park in late May, strolling around the park in which he discovered American Indian burial mounds nearly two decades ago.
By Bethany Wesley , June 19, 2009
Diamond Point Park shines in city park system
Today, Diamond Point Park is again the crowning jewel of the Bemidji city park system.
By Bethany Wesley , June 19, 2009
Development in northwest quadrant was natural evolution
National retail stores have been lured to the northwest quadrant of the city in the past by open spaces and high traffic volumes.
By Bethany Wesley , June 19, 2009
Technology Park rises from bare acres
The Bemidji Technology Park puts high-tech operations in a rural setting.
By Laurie Swenson , June 19, 2009
Lavinia area has long been a summer resort
After the entry of the first railroad into Bemidji in 1890 from the west, residents of the Grand Forks, N.D., area developed a summer colony on the east side of Lake Bemidji.
By Molly Miron , June 19, 2009
Bemidji west is site of Oshki Manidoo Center for healing
The Episcopal Diocese of Minnesota established Episcopal Community Services and the Gilfillan Center far from downtown Bemidji in 1963 on West 15th Street.
By Molly Miron , June 19, 2009
Lake Bemidji State Park – a treasure on the lake
The Minnesota Legislature established Lake Bemidji State Park in 1923 to conserve a remnant of uncut pine forest and provide public access to Lake Bemidji.
By Molly Miron , June 19, 2009
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