Pioneer home has a new lease on life
By Roger Bergerson Sarah Dye acknowledges that she’s not always sure what she and her husband, John Coulter, have gotten themselves into in restoring the 1872 villa they’ve acquired in... Read More
How the Minnesota State Fair found a home
By Roger Bergerson The name of the Minnesota State Fair’s mascot, Fairchild, is said to be a tribute to Henry S. Fairchild, whose idea it was to locate the fair... Read More
Cozy Lake: A scenic treat — for a while
It was cozy, that’s for sure, tucked away in a little valley, connected to but separate from its much bigger Como Park neighbor, Lake Como. Cozy Lake was a 10-acre... Read More
Poet, politician, ‘Larry Ho’ liked people, and it showed
By Roger Bergerson One of St. Paul’s most remarkable characters in the first decades of the 20th century was Laurence Curran Hodgson, newspaperman, poet, four-time mayor and a true people person if there ever was... Read More
‘Ape man’ stalked old Lauderdale
By Roger Bergerson “Reign of terror” may have been journalistic hyperbole, but there’s no doubt that the citizens of Rose Hill, now Lauderdale, were on edge in early 1925. An... Read More
Holman readied racer at Curtiss Northwest Airport
By Roger Bergerson In 1924, Charles “Speed” Holman was short of the cash he needed to enter the National Air Races that fall. Bill Kidder, manager of Curtiss Northwest Airport... Read More
