| Pro | Corcoran | O'Connor | Former Sheriff. Aka: Cork. |
| | Sam | Winter Moon | Cork's close friend. |
| | Henry | Meloux | A member of the Grand Medicine Society. |
| | Windigo | | A giant, an ogre with a heart of ice. |
| 1 | Paul | LeBeau | An Eagle Scout. |
| | Robert | Parrant | A judge. |
| 2 | Molly | Nurmi | A waitress. |
| | Lyle | Porter | A pianist. |
| 3 | Stu | Granthum | Head of the County board of commissioners. |
| | Nancy Jo | O'Connor | A lawyer. Cork's ex-wife. Aka: Jo |
| | Fran | | Jo's secretary. |
| | Stuart | | Jo's co-worker. |
| | Frank | Monroe | Worked at the Department of Natural Resources. |
| | Dorothea | Hayes | Judge Parrant's acquaintance. |
| | Sandy | Parrant | Judge Parrant's son. |
| | Louise | Willette | A casino worker. |
| | Wanda | Manydeeds | A Midewiwin. |
| | Lizzie | Fabre | Wanda's aunt. |
| | Chester | | A man who hires for Great North. |
| | John F. | Kennedy | 35th U.S. President. |
| | Rose | | Jo's sister. |
| | Anne | | One of Jo's daughters. |
| | Jenny | | One of Jo's daughters. |
| | Stevie | | Jo's son. |
| 4 | Romeo | | A Canadian geese. |
| | Juliet | | Romeo's mate. |
| | Mrs. | Cavanaught | Jenny's teacher. |
| | Sylvia | Plath | American poet, novelist, and short-story writer. |
| | Darla | LeBeau | Paul's mother. |
| | Joe | John | Paul's father. |
| 5 | Jim | Thorpe | American athlete and Olympic gold medalist. |
| 6 | Wally | Schanno | A sheriff. |
| | Arletta | Schanno | Wally's wife. |
| | Ed | Larson | A captain of the dept. and in-charge of the most serious crimes. |
| | Sigurd | Nelson | The coroner. |
| | Cy | Borkmann | One of Schanno's deputies. |
| | Doc | Gunnar | Judge Parrant's doctor. |
| | Daniel | Bergen | The former coroner. |
| 7 | Tom | Griffin | A priest. Aka: St. Kawasaki. |
| | Vernon | Blackwater | The chairman of the tribal council. |
| 8 | John | Papasconstantinou | The owner of the Johnny's Pinewood Broiler. Aka: Johnny Pap. |
| | Maria | | Johnny Pap's wife. |
| 9 | Ernie | Meloux | Henry Meloux's nephew. |
| | Russell | Blackwater | Vernon Blackwater's son. |
| 10 | Naanabozho | | The trickster. |
| | Helmuth | Hanover | Owner and editor of the weekly Aurora Sentinel. Aka: Hell. |
| | Jim | Bowdry | Cork's deputy. |
| | Arnold | Stanley | An accountant. |
| | Warren | Evans | The county's attorney. |
| | Ed | Reilly | The judge. |
| 11 | Wallaye | | Henry Meloux's dog. |
| | Harlan | Lytton | Judge Parrant's close friend. |
| 12 | Janie | | One of Arletta Schanno's daughters. |
| | Clarissa | | One of Arletta Schanno's daughters. |
| | Grace | Nelson | Sigurd Nelson's wife. Aka: Gracie. |
| 13 | Ellie | Gruber | A housekeeper. |
| | Jack | | Lytton's dog. Aka: The Ripper. |
| 15 | Art | Winterbauer | A plumber. |
| | Chuck | Kobiak | Jenny's date. |
| | Anne | Frank | German-Dutch diarist of Jewish origin. |
| 17 | Joyce | Sandoval | A receptionist. |
| | Albert | Nordberg | Joyce's boyfriend. |
| | Arne | Bjorkson | The scoutmaster. |
| | Andy | Williams | American singer. |
| | Henri | Matisse | French artist. |
| | Pierre-Auguste | Renoir | French artist. |
| | Dilsey | | Cork's grandmother. |
| 18 | Amik | | Wanda's son. |
| | Susan | | Wanda's acquaintance. |
| | Warren | Manydeeds | Wanda's husband. |
| | Makwa | | Wanda's 4-month old child. |
| 20 | Jim | Galworthy | A senator. |
| 22 | Jack | Wozniak | Schanno's deputy. |
| | Peter | | Stevie's stuffed doll. |
| 23 | Helen | Barnes | Sandy Parrant's secretary. |
| 25 | William | Westsky | A Shinnob out of Canada. |
| 27 | Dr. | Ferman | Cork's doctor. |
| | Sue | Jacobson | Chancellor of Aurora Community College. |
| 37 | Hannah | Mueller | Sandy Parrant's house cleaner. |
| | Al | Lamarck | One of the members of the Minnesota Civilian Brigade. |
| | Bo | Peterson | One of the members of the Minnesota Civilian Brigade. |
| | Roy | | One of Helmuth Hanover's men. |
| | Luther | | One of Helmuth Hanover's men. |
| | Mark | Hawras | The consultant of Indian Affairs. |
| 44 | Ruth | Becker | Sandy Parrant's housekeeper. |
| 46 | Robert | Frost | American poet. |
| | Richard | Nixon | 37th U.S. President. |
