This novel describes the journey of the Swedish Nilsson family (from The Emigrants) from New York City, New York, where they had landed, to Taylors Falls, Minnesota. With homesteading land available, they settle at the lake Ki-Chi-Saga (now Lake Chisago) in what was then Minnesota Territory.
This novel narrates the Nilsson family's (from The Emigrants) migration from New York City, New York, where they arrived, to Taylors Falls, Minnesota. With homesteadable land available, they settle at Lake Ki-Chi-Saga (now known as Chisago Lake), which was then part of Minnesota Territory.