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Pioneering partners set high standards – A history of the Age

The Aitkin Age was founded on April 7, 1883, by E. F. Barrett, a young newspaperman employed at the old St. Paul Globe. He started the paper with a few fonts of type, an old Washington hand press, some other equipment and lots of courage, ambition and the backing of local business interests. The newspaper soon became the official publication of Aitkin and Itasca County until Itasca County became organized. Wednesday, August 03, 2005