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This Day in Minnesota History

December 21, 1885

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The Nushka Toboggan Club is formed. To promote the St. Paul Winter Carnival, the club sponsors toboggan slides on Crocus Hill, snowshoe hikes to Merriam Park, and parties on Washington's birthday. Nushka means "look!" in Anishinaabemowin, the Ojibwe language.

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