This Date in History
This Date in History
Steven Wright 
Sinclair Lewis (Stearns History Museum) 
Photo from Library of Congress 
Stearns History Museum 
4th of July at Watkins, MN - in front of Salzl Blacksmith Bldg, 1965 Eugene McCarthy shaking hands with Bev Bates of St. Boniface High School Marching Band (Cold Spring, MN). Others in photo include: Bab Harris (Cold Spring - Band Director); Marcie Schroeder-Dold (Richmond); Fred Backer (Watkins); Police Chief - George Loch (Watkins) Stearns History Museum 
The Soo Line between Albany and Holdingford (Stearns History Museum) 
Stearns History Museum Gagliardi Becomes Winningest Coach – On ‘This Date In Central Minnesota History’
November 8, 2011
John Gagliardi began coaching collegiate football at Carroll College in Montana. In 1953, after 4 seasons at Carroll, he became the head coach at St. John’s University in Collegeville, Minnesota, where he has remained ever since. Gagliardi, who turned 85 on November 1st, has had a very success head-coaching career covering more than six decades.
The Cartwheel Saloon in 1962 (Stearns History Museum) 
Kayana Szymczak/Getty Images 20 Years Ago Today: The Halloween Blizzard of 1991
October 31, 2011
Last week, Jim Maurice and I wrote up a couple of stories about that storm and we asked for your comments. Here are some funny memories and harrowing stories as we remember The Halloween Blizzard of 1991.
