Don Sande, a Baxter resident, admired a Canadian goose that has been a frequent dinner guest at his White Sand Lake home this summer. The goose was captured this spring in Minneapolis, shipped to Baudette and purchased by a resident of Pine Beach Road. The goose then flew away, landed on White Sand Lake and was adopted by Sande.
30 years ago (1978)
Notice a bit of a cinnamon smell to your paper today? The aroma comes from today's color and as part of a demonstration of the capabilities of the Dispatch's newly installed offset press.
40 years ago (1968)
A large crowd of residents from the Pine Beach Road and Barbeau Road areas turned out to protest the granting of a conditional use permit for Tent City by the Crow Wing County Planning Commission.
60 years ago (1948)
The Labor Day celebration is expected to be the largest Labor Day celebration Brainerd will have ever had. Rodeo show, armory dance, motorcycle show, ball game, carnival, grand parade.
80 years ago (1928)
A field of alfalfa attracting universal attention is that of Mike Marea on Trunk Highway 19. He has cut one crop and another is looming in the offing. Mike is making farming pay and is not afraid to experiment in new lines.
100 years ago (1908)
The mammoth spectacular extravaganza, "The Cat and the Fiddle," is billed for the Brainerd Opera House Aug. 25. It is not extravagant to say that this is one of the finest attractions of its kind seen here. Prices, $1.50, $1.00, 75¢, and 25¢.
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