Editing Warroad, Minnesota (section)

==History==
[[File:Warroad, Minnesota (circa 1910).jpg|thumb|left|Warroad, circa 1910]]

Warroad was once one of the largest [[Ojibwe]] villages on Lake of the Woods. The Ojibwe fought a long war against the Sioux for the lake's rice fields. Occupying the prairies of the Red River Valley, the Sioux often invaded the territory by way of the Red and Roseau Rivers, a route that ended at the mouth of the Warroad River. This was the old "war road" from which the river and village derive their name.{{citation needed|date=August 2019}}

In the 20th century, Warroad had a strong commercial [[fishing industry]], which gradually turned to [[sport fishing]] and tourism. For many years, commercial boats provided regular service to the islands and to [[Kenora]], Ontario, at the north end of [[Lake of the Woods]].  The lumber industry also boomed, bringing the [[Great Northern Railway (U.S.)|Great Northern]] and [[Canadian National Railway|Canadian National]] railways to town and seeing the beginning of one of the largest window manufacturers, Marvin Windows.<ref>https://www.warroadlivelifehere.com/blog/history-of-warroad</ref>

Warroad is also called "Hockeytown USA"<ref name="APOshie" /> for its strong hockey tradition. The [[Warroad High School]] program has earned four men's state championship titles (1994, 1996, 2003, 2005) and four women's (2010, 2011, 2022, 2023) over 20 years, and has produced NHL and Olympic players. No [[United States men's national ice hockey team|U.S. Hockey]] Olympic men's team has won a gold medal without a player from Warroad.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Longman |first1=Jeré |title=Minnesota's Olympic Hockey Cradle (Pop. 1,781) |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/05/sports/olympics/minnesotas-olympic-hockey-cradle-pop-1781.html |website=The New York Times |access-date=July 17, 2018 |date=February 4, 2014}}</ref> Another important piece of Warroad hockey history is the [[Warroad Lakers]] amateur team, which existed from 1947 to 1997.