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Lac qui Parle Fair, Vietnam Story, Maya Bdeg'a

Season 9 Episode 12 | 28m 46sVideo has Closed Captions

Learn about a historic county fair and a family place name origin story.

Aired 05/10/2018

Postcards

Lac qui Parle Fair, Vietnam Story, Maya Bdeg'a

Season 9 Episode 12 | 28m 46sVideo has Closed Captions

Learn about a historic county fair and a family place name origin story.

Explore the history of county fairs in rural Minnesota, while focusing specifically on the happenings at the Lac qui Parle County Fair from the 1870s to the 1930s. Then, Walter “Super” LaBatte Jr. of Granite Falls narrates a family story about the origins of how Pelican Hill on Lake Traverse got its name.

Aired 05/10/2018

Postcards is a local public television program presented by Pioneer PBS

Production sponsorship is provided by contributions from the voters of Minnesota through a legislative appropriation from the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund, Explore Alexandria Tourism, Shalom Hill Farm, Margaret A. Cargil Foundation, 96.7kram and viewers like you.

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Arts & Cultural Heritage FundExplore Alexandria MinnesotaShalom Hill FarmMargaret A. Cargill96.7 KRAM
Postcards

Lac qui Parle Fair, Vietnam Story, Maya Bdeg'a

Season 9 Episode 12 | 28m 46sVideo has Closed Captions

Explore the history of county fairs in rural Minnesota, while focusing specifically on the happenings at the Lac qui Parle County Fair from the 1870s to the 1930s. Then, Walter “Super” LaBatte Jr. of Granite Falls narrates a family story about the origins of how Pelican Hill on Lake Traverse got its name.

Aired 05/10/2018

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Postcards is a local public television program presented by Pioneer PBS

Production sponsorship is provided by contributions from the voters of Minnesota through a legislative appropriation from the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund, Explore Alexandria Tourism, Shalom Hill Farm, Margaret A. Cargil Foundation, 96.7kram and viewers like you.

Margaret A. Cargill96.7 KRAM
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