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This Day in Minnesota History

January 12, 1983

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The first WeFest takes place in Detroit Lakes, featuring the band Alabama and the performers Merle Haggard, Tammy Wynette, Jerry Lee Lewis, and others. The biggest country music and camping festival in the nation, it attracts tens of thousands of country music enthusiasts annually.

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