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I-35W Bridge Collapse

A disaster that claimed thirteen lives

Penumbra Theatre Company

One of the premier legacy Black theaters in the United States

Honeycutt, Prince Albert (1852–1924)

The businessman-politician-athlete who shaped Fergus Falls

Gooseberry Falls State Park

One of the most popular nature areas in Minnesota

Willis, Dorsey (1886–1977)

An Army veteran granted justice after six decades in Minnesota

Tibetan American Foundation of Minnesota (TAFM)

A non-profit organization that strives to preserve Tibetan identity, culture, and tradition

Ukrainian American Community, Northeast Minneapolis

The origins and growth of a Little Kyiv

Zenon Dance Company

A repertory dance company based in Minneapolis

Coyle, Brian J. (1944–1991)

A trailblazer in gay visibility and HIV/AIDS awareness

Spotlight On Parks and Reserves

Color image of a Bison jump site at Blue Mounds State Park, 1995.
Blue Mounds State Park
Color image of Iron Lake, Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, 2012.
Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW)
Cedar Bog Lake
Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve
Tinted photographic postcard on paper depicting Minnesota Street in St. Paul's Central Park, c.1895.
Central Park, St. Paul
Black and white photograph of Jacob Brower at the Lake Itasca basin at DeSoto Lake, 1889.
Creation of Itasca State Park
Nerstrand Big Woods State Park’s Hidden Falls, date unknown. Prairie Creek flows over the broad limestone ledge. The pool below the falls was at one time a favorite swimming spot. Used with the permission of Rice County Historical Society.
Creation of Nerstrand Big Woods State Park, 1945
Black and white photograph of Horace William Shaler Cleveland, date unknown.
Cleveland, Horace William Shaler (1814–1900)
View of the Rainy River inside Franz Jevne State Park
Franz Jevne State Park
Lower and  upper Gooseberry Falls
Gooseberry Falls State Park
Color image of the Dalles of the St. Croix River seen from the Wisconsin bank, July 2, 2009.
Interstate State Park
Color image of the rocky shoreline in Lake Vermilion–Soudan Underground Mine State Park. Photograph by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Staff.
Lake Vermilion–Soudan Underground Mine State Park
Color image of Minneopa Falls, Minneopa State Park, October 21, 2010. Photograph by Wikimedia Commons user McGhiever.
Minneopa State Park
View of old "mountain" island, Mountain Lake
Mountain County Park and Historic Site
Mudcura
Seminary Fen Scientific and Natural Area
Overhead view of Voyageurs National Park
Voyageurs National Park
Whitewater State Park, May 22, 2009. Photo by Wikimedia Commons user McGhiever. CC BY-SA 3.0
Whitewater State Park
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August 7

1898

The Thirteenth Minnesota Volunteers arrive at Paranaque, Luzon, the Philippines, to fight in the Spanish-American War and, later, to combat Filipino patriots led by Emilio Aguinaldo. Upon their return home a year later, the regiment's casualties number forty-four killed and seventy-four wounded.

1915

Towed by the Ottumwa Belle, the last log raft passes Winona. The sawmills downstream soon cease operations as the lumbering era draws to a close.

1942

Humorist Garrison Keillor, creator of A Prairie Home Companion, is born in Anoka.

2015

After reaching the mandatory retirement age of seventy, former Minnesota Viking Alan Page retires from the Minnesota Supreme Court. Page served on the court for twenty-two years.

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From The Minnesota Book of Days (Minnesota Historical Society Press).

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Front facade of the St. Paul headquarters of CLUES
Comunidades Latinas Unidas En Servicio (CLUES)

Comunidades Latinas Unidas En Servicio (CLUES) is the largest Latino-led nonprofit in Minnesota. It formed in 1981 in St. Paul in response to the need for language-appropriate, culturally competent mental health services for the Latino Spanish-speaking community. Throughout the history of CLUES, as the Latino community has grown, the agency’s leaders have identified new opportunities to support Latino children, families, and individuals.

American Crystal Sugar factory, Moorhead
American Crystal Sugar Company

The American Crystal Sugar Company evolved out of its predecessor, the American Beet Sugar Company, in 1934 to operate factories in Minnesota, Iowa, and Colorado. After the Red River Valley Sugarbeet Growers Association bought it in 1973, American Crystal moved its headquarters to Moorhead, Minnesota, and became the first farmer-owned sugar beet cooperative in the United States.

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