Bemidji, during the 1930s Depression era, was a mixed bag of tough economic times, resilient individuals who helped each other out, the construction and development of roads, buildings, and lakeshore, and promotion of year-round tourism.
The October 1929 stock market crash and the Dust Bowl that followed in waves throughout the 1930s put much of the country into a tailspin, but Bemidji adapted and survived. The three main banks in Bemidji at that time First National Bank, Security State Bank and Northern National Bank remained open and endured.
Downtown businesses like the Bemidji Woolen Mills, Gill Brothers, Bemidji Hardware and others survived. Money was tight for most people, so they adapted grew bigger gardens, foraged more, hunted, raised chickens and traded what they had for what they needed. With everything that occupied them, they still found ways to entertain themselves and to celebrate.
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Student Katherine Halle gets her first dose of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine at Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School
School-based COVID-19 vaccination clinics are underway this week in Maine, just as eligibility is opening up to 12 to 15-year-olds.
These clinics mark a shift in strategy away from mass vaccination sites toward pop-up clinics focused on certain populations.
And for school-age students, there s a tight window to get them both doses of the vaccine before school lets out for summer.
MaineHealth hosted its first school-based COVID-19 vaccination clinics Tuesday at high schools in Poland and in Norway, where Katherine Hallee is a junior at Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School. The 17-year old was the first student at the clinic to get the shot.
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Fireworks burst over the Saranac Lake Winter Carnival Ice Palace Saturday, Feb. 6.
(Enterprise photo â Lou Reuter) SARANAC LAKE A former Wall Street executive and his wife have donated $20,000 to the Saranac Lake Winter Carnival Committee to launch what the committee is calling a Mobile Museum. “The museum will feature exhibits, artifacts and mementos regaling gala parades, elaborate floats, costumes, and sporting events,” the committee said in a press release Saturday. “The incredible ice fortresses of the past, as well as the modern-day process of building the present-day ‘people’s palace’ and highlights from more recent decades of family fun will all be celebrated. Exhibits will be rotated regularly so that each visit will bring a new and fresh experience and hopefully generate some additional revenue for village businesses throughout the year.”
For its 2021-22 season, the Columbus Symphony will celebrate two momentous occasions: first, the 70th anniversary of the organization’s founding in 1951; and second, its emergence from the current, pandemic-altered season.
Although a reduced version of the symphony has been giving a steady stream of limited-capacity concerts in the Ohio Theatre this season, symphony leaders acknowledge that audiences expect big and bold concerts in the season ahead.
“We were going to do the very best we could in every circumstance, but we also have been saying for a good six months that we were not going to limp out of COVID that we were going to burst out of COVID,” Executive Director Denise Rehg said. “That is what the season is meant to do.”
13 Food Markets And Fairs To Visit In Your Lifetime
Our picks include the State Fair of Texas and the London Brunch Fest.
1. State Fair of Texas, Dallas
The State Fair of Texas is home to the original corn dog, the beloved meat on a stick that Americans can t get enough of. Fletcher s Corny Dogs debuted the very first corn dog in 1938. Back then, they were giving away their corny dogs for free, just to get people to try the unheard of food. Now, Fletcher s is selling between 500,000 and 600,000 dogs a year.
There are more food vendors here than almost any other fair, so you can expect that all the classics will be covered, like old-school saltwater taffy at Sutter s Taffy, funnel cakes that even double as burger buns, and fried