A local history blog from Menominee county, Michigan.
In 1881, two Canadian loggers, later known as the McDonald boys, stabbed a Menominee, Michigan youth, Willie Kittson, to death. They were captured, and an angry mob broke them out of the jail and lynched them.
Friday, June 24, 2011
Letters for George: The McDonald Boys lynching, a gruesome Menominee story
Found a blog entry about the McDonald boys at Letters for George. Story includes a picture of the lynching photograph. A copy of the photograph is on display in the Menominee museum.
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