HANCOCK, Mich. (WLUC) - Over the past year, TV6’s Mandy Koskela has been exploring her Finnish roots in the Upper Peninsula. Ted Holmstrom is a teacher of Finnish history and culture in Hancock.
TOIMI, Minn. — Walking into Toimi School is like taking a walk back in time. The two-room schoolhouse, built by and for Finnish immigrants in the unincorporated community of Toimi in 1913, is filled ...