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Local Facebook Page ‘St. Cloud Remembered’ is Attracting A Lot of Attention [INTERVIEW]

By Peter Kay March 1, 2013

You may have seen those images of old St. Cloud landmarks, street corners and businesses popping up in your Facebook newsfeed a lot lately.

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Category: feature story, history, St. Cloud News, The Pete & Doug Show
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First Legal MN Distillery Creates Spirits With Locally Grown Ingredients

By Peter Kay January 16, 2013

n what seems to be the next wave of liquor-based entrepreneurship, Minnesota's first legal distillery is up and running and producing a unique spirit; White Water Whiskey.

Panther Distillery in Osakis, is making history in Minne

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Category: agriculture, Audio, history, State/Regional News, The Pete & Doug Show Tags: , ,
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Grant-Funded Local Artist Depicts Historic St. Cloud in Watercolors [VIDEO]

By Abby Faulkner November 9, 2012

A local artist is breathing new life into downtown St. Cloud architecture with a roving watercolor exhibit.

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Category: Arts, history, St. Cloud News, Videos Tags: , ,
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Freedom Rider Patten Brings Story to SCSU Community

By Abby Faulkner October 10, 2012

A member of the Civil Rights Movement's groundbreaking Freedom Riders addressed St. Cloud State University today.

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Category: Events, history, St. Cloud News Tags: , ,
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Historic Paramount Chandeliers Return After 20 Year Hiatus [AUDIO]

By Abby Faulkner September 21, 2012

Two pieces of St. Cloud history, gone for over 20 years, have returned. A pair of chandeliers, custom-made for the Paramount Theatre in 1921, were found and bought back by the theater.

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Category: Arts, Audio, history, St. Cloud News Tags: , ,
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Who is ‘The Dust Lady’?

By Jen Jacobs September 11, 2012

There were many indelible images burned into our memories on September 11, 2001. For me, this picture said it all. Who is the woman in this picture? What was she doing that day? Did she make it out alive? 

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Category: granite girl, history, Looking Back, Media, National News, News, This Date in History, Today in History
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Tuskegee Airmen Exhibit Arrives in St. Cloud [AUDIO]

By Abby Faulkner September 11, 2012

A traveling film exhibit on the Tuskegee Airmen, America's first black military pilots and crews, has landed in St. Cloud.

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Category: Audio, history, military, St. Cloud News Tags: , ,
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Who is That Firefighter?

By Jen Jacobs September 11, 2012

Who is the man that was photographed rushing up the stairs on September 11? Did he make it out in time?

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Category: granite girl, history, Looking Back, National News, News, This Date in History, Today in History
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WJON Listeners Remember September 11, 2001 [AUDIO]

By Bob Hughes September 11, 2012

WJON listeners share their recollections on the attacks of September 11, 2001.

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Category: Audio, Events, history, military, Show Notes, St. Cloud News, This Date in History, Today in History
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Mayor’s Historic St. Cloud Trolley Tours Are Back [VIDEO, AUDIO]

By Abby Faulkner July 24, 2012

St. Cloud is a city steeped in history, and passengers on Mayor Dave Kleis' Trolley Tour got an in-depth lesson on Tuesday morning.

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