Presumed 'Girl from the North Country' in Bob Dylan song has died

By Christa Lawler Today at 7:41 p.m.

Friends and Dylanophiles have confirmed that Echo Star Helstrom, Bob Dylan's high school girlfriend and potentially the muse for "Girl From the North Country" has died. Photo by Arnie Maki courtesy of Linda Stroback Hocking.

HIBBING, Minn. — The woman rumored to be the subject of Bob Dylan's song "Girl from the North Country" died last week in California, according to friends and Dylanophiles.

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