A lost and forgotten ballroom in East St. Cloud was home to big band dances, weddings, pageants, and holiday dances was ultimately converted into a rollerskating rink.
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.