In 1947, a group created a sailing school on Gull Lake. There have been ebbs and flows since then, but recently group rededicated its focus to its original goal of teaching people to sail the lake by harnessing the wind. Read how in the Progress edition on Sept. 4.
Coming Labor Day: What's old is new again
In 1947, a group created a sailing school on Gull Lake. There have been ebbs and flows since then, but recently group rededicated its focus to its original goal of teaching people to sail the lake by harnessing the wind. Read how in the Progress ...

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Fundraising is underway to move the giant ball of twine from the Highland, Wisconsin, home of creator James Frank Kotera, who died last month at age 75, 44 years after starting the big ball.
Inmates in-custody in the Mille Lacs County jail in Milaca, Minnesota
Inmates in-custody in the Hubbard County jail in Park Rapids, Minnesota
Inmates in-custody in the Todd County jail in Long Prairie, Minnesota