“Beaulieu Remembered” by Lorn Dunnigan and Raymond Dunnigan

“Beaulieu Remembered” is an essay written by Lorn Dunnigan (Lincoln, Nebraska) and Raymond Dunnigan (Walhalla, North Dakota) regarding the settlement of Beaulieu in Cavalier County, North Dakota. The community was founded in 1880 and named in honor of Paul Beaulieu, a descendant of the fur trader Joseph Beaulieu. One of the most distinguishing features of the community is the Beaulieu trail, which many hunters and trappers used even before it was named. The first store in the settlement was established in 1881 or 1882, while the first post office was built came about in 1882. In the mid-1880s, the first school was built, followed by a second school in the 1930s. The sole church in the community is Presbyterian and was built in 1888. Ray and Rita Dunnigan donated the essay to Dr. Virgil Benoit, who then passed it along to Special Collections in April 2008 (2009-2948).