Francis Bundy did well at farming, and owned a house in Lake City, as well as one in Red Wing. This is the first house he owned in Lake City, directly across the street from 612 Garden Street. This is the house where his first wife, Bertha, died. Bertha had a breathing problem, and Francis and Bertha actually moved to Colorado from this house for a year, in a wagon that Francis built for the purpose (Francis was quite industrious.) The clean air in Colorado did absolutely nothing for Bertha, so they came back here. They brought Ada Boughton along, and there is a story that Ada did not like it in Colorado, which was another reason they had to come back. 44.44355, -92.26358 (Photograph by Bob Hart, November 2004)
|