Otter Tail County 150th Birthday
Otter Tail County in Minnesota, with County seat Fergus Falls, celebrates their 150th birthday in 2018 with a brand new exhibit at the Otter Tail County Museum in Fergus Falls. The county is home to many lakes, in fact they say the county has more lakes in it than any county in the United States. The history of the county and the people who settled there, combine to make it a special place to live.
Phelps Mill; Otter Tail County MN
Historic Phelps Mill located near Fergus Falls, Minnesota is an almost uniquely preserved flour mill built in the early 20th century. It's like taking a step back in time for visitors and tourists who come to this remote part of West Central Minnesota.
Funding for online video streaming is provided by the Minnesota Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
About the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund
In 2008, Minnesota voters passed a landmark piece of legislation — the Minnesota Clean Water, Land, and Legacy Amendment — which provided funding to public television stations serving audiences in Minnesota. Its mission is to help preserve and document the treasures of culture, history, and heritage that make Minnesota special, and to increase access to the natural and cultural resources we all share.
Fergus Falls Cyclone
On June 22nd, 1919, a Cyclone devastated most of Fergus Falls, Minnesota. It all happened within 30 minutes, but the damage left behind was tragic and hard to fathom. The Otter Tail County Museum in Fergus Falls has an exhibit marking the 100th anniversary of the Cyclone. Visitors are enthralled by the photos they see and encouraged by the amazing re-building process that followed after the Cyclone.
Production funding provided by the Minnesota Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund and by the members of Prairie Public
About the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund
In 2008, Minnesota voters passed a landmark piece of legislation — the Minnesota Clean Water, Land, and Legacy Amendment — which provided funding to public television stations serving audiences in Minnesota. Its mission is to help preserve and document the treasures of culture, history, and heritage that make Minnesota special, and to increase access to the natural and cultural resources we all share.
Comfort Inn Fergus Falls - Fergus Falls (Minnesota) - United States
Comfort Inn Fergus Falls hotel city: Fergus Falls (Minnesota) - Country: United States
Address: 425 Western Avenue; zip code: MN 56537
The Comfort Inn hotel is near Minnesota State Community and Technical College (M State) Fergus Falls Campus, the History Museum of East Otter Tail County, Fergus Falls Municipal Airport (Einar Mickelson Field) and WestRidge Mall.
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Comfort Inn Fergus Falls in Fergus Falls MN
Rates: . . . . . . . .. .. ... . . . . Comfort Inn Fergus Falls 425 Western Avenue Fergus Falls MN 56537 The Comfort Inn hotel is near Minnesota State Community and Technical College (M State) Fergus Falls Campus, the History Museum of East Otter Tail County, Fergus Falls Municipal Airport (Einar Mickelson Field) and WestRidge Mall. Maplewood State Park is just 15 miles from this hotel. The Red Horse Ranch Arena is also nearby. Additional nearby attractions include Prairie Wetlands Learning Center, with hundreds of acres of native and restored prairie and an exhibit center; New York Mills Regional Cultural Center, which is dedicated to expanding the cultural and creative opportunities of rural Americans; the historic Phelps Mill, a water power flour mill on the banks of the Otter Tail River; and numerous opportunities for shopping and the arts. Guests of this pet-friendly hotel can enjoy many amenities, including free breakfast, free local calls, free high-speed Internet access, indoor pool and hot tub, game room. Business travelers can appreciate access to a fax machine and the lobby computer for guest use. This hotel offers standard rooms as well as suites for all occasions. Rooms include microwaves, refrigerators, coffee makers, hair dryers, irons, ironing boards and 32-inch flat-screen televisions with cable including free HBO. Non-smoking rooms can be requested. Guests also have access to laundry facilities.
Prairie Pulse 1628: Sean Coffman, Fergus Falls Cyclone
John Harris interviews Sean Coffman, the director of the Human Family Project. Sean discusses the group's mission, which is promoting human rights and social justice through film and art. Also, a story on the 100th anniversary of the Fergus Falls, Minnesota Cyclone that destroyed much of the town on June 22, 1919. There is a wonderful exhibit on display at the Otter Tail County Museum in Fergus Falls to mark the epic event.
Production funding provided by the Minnesota Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund and by the members of Prairie Public
About the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund
In 2008, Minnesota voters passed a landmark piece of legislation — the Minnesota Clean Water, Land, and Legacy Amendment — which provided funding to public television stations serving audiences in Minnesota. Its mission is to help preserve and document the treasures of culture, history, and heritage that make Minnesota special, and to increase access to the natural and cultural resources we all share.
Comfort Inn Fergus Falls - Fergus Falls Hotels, Minnesota
Comfort Inn Fergus Falls 2 Stars Hotel in Fergus Falls, Minnesota Within US Travel Directory The Comfort Inn hotel is near Minnesota State Community and Technical College (M State) Fergus Falls Campus, the History Museum of East Otter Tail County, Fergus Falls Municipal Airport (Einar Mickelson Field) and WestRidge Mall. Maplewood State Park is just 24.1 km from this hotel. The Red Horse Ranch Arena is also nearby.
Additional nearby attractions include Prairie Wetlands Learning Center, with hundreds of acres of native and restored prairie and an exhibit center; New York Mills Regional Cultural Center, which is dedicated to expanding the cultural and creative opportunities of rural Americans; the historic Phelps Mill, a water power flour mill on the banks of the Otter Tail River; and numerous opportunities for shopping and the arts.Guests of this pet-friendly hotel can enjoy many amenities, including free breakfast, free local calls, free high-speed Internet access, indoor pool and hot tub, game room.Business travelers can appreciate access to a fax machine and the lobby computer for guest use.This hotel offers standard rooms as well as suites for all occasions. Rooms include microwaves, refrigerators, coffee makers, hair dryers, irons, ironing boards and 32-inch flat-screen televisions with cable including free HBO. Non-smoking rooms can be requested. Guests also have access to laundry facilities.
Comfort Inn Fergus Falls - Fergus Falls Hotels, Minnesota
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Prairie Mosaic 1006
On this edition we'll hear poetry read by the 2019 ND State Poetry champion Emily Gilsrud of Wahpeton High School; visit the Otter Tail County Museum exhibit that focuses on the 100th Anniversary of the Cyclone that devastated Fergus Falls on June 22, 1919; meet John Hanson who produced a low budget movie titled Northern Lights about the NPL; listen the the acoustic music of Luke LeBlanc from Minneapolis, MN.
Production funding provided by the Minnesota Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund and by the members of Prairie Public.
About the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund
In 2008, Minnesota voters passed a landmark piece of legislation — the Minnesota Clean Water, Land, and Legacy Amendment — which provided funding to public television stations serving audiences in Minnesota. Its mission is to help preserve and document the treasures of culture, history, and heritage that make Minnesota special, and to increase access to the natural and cultural resources we all share.
Prairie Pulse 1535: Kim Konikow; Otter Tail County
John Harris interviews the new Executive Director of the North Dakota Council on the Arts, Kim Konikow. She talks about her past experience in positions in Utah, and her plans for the Council. Also, a story on Otter Tail's County 150th birthday celebration this year.
Production funding provided by the Minnesota Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund and by the members of Prairie Public About the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund In 2008, Minnesota voters passed a landmark piece of legislation — the Minnesota Clean Water, Land, and Legacy Amendment — which provided funding to public television stations serving audiences in Minnesota. Its mission is to help preserve and document the treasures of culture, history, and heritage that make Minnesota special, and to increase access to the natural and cultural resources we all share.
Perham Fire with pics
Here is the RDO Building 74 fire in Perham, MN with follow up pics.
:Krikbride :Historic Insane Asylum
Beginning in the late 19th century, overcrowding in Minnesota's two other Kirkbride asylums (Rochester and St. Peter, both of which have since been destroyed) created the need of a third which was built in Fergus Falls. Construction started in 1888 and was finished in 1906. The architect Warren Dunnel was from Minneapolis.
Historical information given by Chris Schulke, Executive Director of the Otter Tail County Historical Society, and from the book Building from the Past by James Gray & Marjorie Barton, published by the Fergus Falls Heritage Preservation Commission. The main building of the Fergus Falls State Hospital is the only remaining example of Kirkbride architecture in Minnesota. It was designed as a single unit and followed the architectural concepts of Dr. Thomas S. Kirkbride, a 19th century Pennsylvania physician and pioneer in the mental health field. “It served for many years as a state hospital for the insane, at one time housing upwards of 2,000 patients. From 1891 to 1969, the Fergus Falls State Hospital was a self contained community. It consisted of a 637 acre farm which included orchards, pasture, dairy and horse barns, 35 acres of gardens and 650 tillable acres. Placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986, the building is being vacated by the State of Minnesota”.
Fort Juleson
UNDERWOOD, MN An abandoned earthen fort, relic of Minnesota's pioneer days and illustration of settlers' post-Custer fear of attack... local historian Clifford S. Knutson recounts the panic that took place when someone wanted to embellish a story. Filmed at the actual site, and at Otter Tail County Museum in Fergus Falls, where a permanent exhibit is on display.
Full Length | Postcards: Talon Wilson, Otter Tales, Russ Stanton
Talon Wilson attended high school at Yellow Medicine East in Granite Falls and took knife making classes at the Milan Village Arts School. Now he is learning the master craft of blacksmithing at Sätergläntanschool in Sweden and the experience has caused him to think deeply about who he is and how his Dakota ancestry can influence his art.
Otter Tales: The Musical is a walking theater production by PlaceBase Productions and the Otter Tail County Historical Society to celebrate the sesquicentennial of Otter Tail County.
Southwest Minnesota State University (SMSU) alumnus Russ Stanton talks about what it was like to be a Marshall city council member and SMSU student in 1971 during the Vietnam War. Stanton helped organize a protest and was peacefully arrested by the city police. He went on to win an election to the Minnesota House of Representatives and then served for 30 years as the Director of Governmental Relations for the Inter Faculty organization.
pioneer.org/postcards
Postcards: Kirkbride
See efforts by the town of Fergus Falls to share their history through the Kirkbride Arts and History weekend.
Electrifying Minnesota
What we take for granted nowadays was not always the case when it came to electricity and power, especially in rural Minnesota. A new traveling exhibit called Electrifying Minnesota is on display at the Becker County Museum in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota. The exhibit offers visitors a peak into the past, and gives them a good idea of how far technology has come since the early days of electricity.
Confusion
The band Confusion from Battle Lake Minnesota opening for Nasty Habit in Kensington Minnesota, August 2011.
Vintage Minnesota Motor Ad
A vintage ad from Minnesota Motors in Fergus Falls, Minnesota where Craig Olson eats a carrot.
The Prospect House Civil War Museum Battle Lake Mn.
Bike ride to the Civil War Museum Prospect House in Battle Lake Mn.
I lost power on the Karma Grip towards the end of video and went hand held
Compass: MN Rural Road Improvement
Compass producer Laura Kay Prosser travels with Alan Setrum from the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MNDOT) to learn about recent improvements to Highway 23 near Clara City. Pioneer’s General Manager, Les Heen, hosts an in-studio discussion with Ottertail County MNDOT Engineer, Rick West and District 4 MNDOT District Engineer, Jody Martinson.
Postcards: Otter Tales: The Musical
Otter Tales: The Musical is a walking theater production by PlaceBase Productions and the Otter Tail County Historical Society to celebrate the sesquicentennial of Otter Tail County.
pioneer.org/postcards