Two Dakota Indian brothers, Clarence and Joseph Grey, died in an early winter snowstorm in November 1958 while trapping along the coteau, and their bodies were found the following spring under snowdrifts in evergreen trees. Clarence Grey was born February 10, 1918, and Joseph Grey was born August 31, 1921. Their parents were Andrew and Lilly Grey. Having grown up near Grey Lake, the brothers were expert fishermen, hunters, and trappers, as their Dakota relatives had been for centuries. Joseph was also a World War II veteran who received the Purple Heart for serious battle injuries. Friends and neighbors said that when winter winds blow through the pine trees, they can hear the Grey brothers sing hymns in the Dakota language, a reminder to travelers to be prepared for treacherous blizzards in this area.