We have a follow-up story for you on the community formerly called Briggsville. It was an area along the west side of the Mississippi River once owned by Sauk Rapids.
Sauk Rapids is marking the 136th anniversary of the deadly tornado that devastated the town. The storm happened at about 4:00 p.m. on April 14th, 1886.
Way back in the early days of Benton County, before there was a county fair, there were Market Days pretty much in every community and they were wildly popular.
Your local historical society is a great place to preserve old artifacts and facts from our past, but sometimes they are called on to do a little detective work too.