Coverage of the Eagan 150th Anniversary celebration

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History of Eagan 2B • Market Fest 4B • Art Festival 10B • Old-Time Base Ball 12B • 150th Calendar of Events 16B

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ong before Eagan was considered a first-class suburb or Minnesota’s eighth-largest city, this small farming community, located near historic Fort Snelling, boasted a rich heritage that included Native Americans, French fur traders and European immigrants.

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famous gangsters passing through. During the Great Depression, crop prices plummeted, foreclosures were common in Eagan and many farmers offered a meal and a roof to transient visitors. During World War II many residents “joined up� or worked in munitions plants. Locally, military pilots practiced takeoffs and landings in an Eagan field. It didn’t take long after VE Day, with veterans returning home, for Eagan to begin its growth as a suburb. While its population had stood still for decades, hovering around 1,000, beginning in the 1960s, and every decade after, the population more than doubled. Today, Eagan is flourish-

ing, with 66,000 residents, myriad strong businesses and a quality of life that ranks among the top in the country. Even as Eagan businesses remain among the top employers in the area, we know many people are experiencing financial challenges. No wonder, as we celebrate the city’s 150th birthday, individuals, places of worship and businesses are pitching in: During the first three months of 2010, the community surpassed its goal of donating 150,000 pounds of food to the local food shelves; the Eagan Resource Center and 360 Communities. But rather than rest easy, the community has forged ahead, determined to donate another 150,000

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relax and listen to music, • at the much-anticipated Eagan Art Festival where you’ll find unique items and extraordinary gifts, and • at a vintage baseball game that recalls summer fun all the way back to the 1860s. Read on for how you can revel in the history of Eagan all the while you make new summer memories. Happy 150th Birthday, Eagan!

pounds of food. It’s no surprise that a once thriving farming community would value its connection both to food and to its residents. This summer, you’re invited to celebrate Eagan’s birthday abundantly: • at the July 4th Funfest where you’ll see the Twin Cities’ largest fireworks display, • on Wednesdays at Market Fest where you can shop for fresh fruit and vegetables,

Index of Advertisers AA Vopat ............................4B Anchor Bank ....................12B Ansari’s Grill .....................1B Blue Cross Blue Sheild ....15B Cub Foods ..........................3B Curlee Insurance Agency ...6B Dakota County Regional Chamber...........8B Eagan Art Festival ...........11B Eagan Summer of Fun.......5B Eagan 150th .....................16B

Gopher Resources ............13B Grannis & Hauge P.A. ......6B Home Federal Credit Union..................14B Honest 1 Auto ..................13B JBL Companies ................10B Lexington Pet Clinic ........12B Mediterreanean Cruise Cafe ......................7B Property Claim Solutions ..........................4B Ravey Hallmark ..............15B

Rugs by Design..................7B Staywell Health Management....................8B Time Out Sports Bar & Grill ....................12B Thompson Reuters .............2B Transportation Center for Excellence .................14B Valley Blinds ......................8B Valley Limosine .................9B Wagging Tales....................2B

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ou’ve kicked off your summer with a backyard barbecue or two, planted your garden and hit Eagan’s trails by foot and bike. But something is missing. No worries: Eagan’s awardwinning Market Fest is back on Wednesday, June 30. “Eagan residents find Market Fest offers a fun and affordable way to purchase fresh produce while connecting with friends and neighbors during the summer,� says Kerry Phillips, Market Fest coordinator. From its small beginnings in 2007, Market Fest has grown to host more than 60 vendors and, on average, 2,100 nightly attendees. That’s thanks in no small part to the combination of a free farmers market, free concerts and free kids activities — a

winning recipe that garnered the event a 2008 Award of Excellence from the Minnesota Recreation & Parks Association. The market itself is a member of Minnesota Grown and the Minnesota Farmers’ Market Association. As a producers’ market, it offers only seasonally grown, local fruits and vegetables— you won’t find bananas or kiwi here. Moreover, produce you buy at the market—from berries and herbs to tomatoes and potatoes to kale and bok choy—are likely picked that very day. In addition, other items sold at the market are made or harvested by the vendors themselves. Consider a few

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Eagan Market Fest Theme Nights Eagan Market Fest draws its biggest crowds to wideranging theme nights, during which you might sing along with an international choir, get your heart pumping at an outdoor cardio class, win a hula hoop contest or even spot Elvis. Check out the fun nights below. Grand Opening, June 30: Listen to Not Easily Broken, Seattle’s favorite family bluegrass band, led by parents Ben and Sally, with their children, ages 3 to 16. Then stick around to hear the foot-stompin’ Hillbilly Mafia. Bonus: The first 250 market shoppers each receive a free reusable shopping bag.

of the many offerings: alpaca products, artisan breads, bath-and-body products, eggs, chocolates, cookies, honey, ice cream, jams and jellies, jewelry, kettle corn, lefse, maple syrup, olive spreads, photography, sausages and

brats, homemade sodas, strudels and much more. “It’s more than a market—it’s a gem, a weekly family experience,� says Tom Ruhland of Ruhland’s Strudel Haus in Eagan. Ruhland, who works part-time at the Eagan Community Center, offers 28 sweet and savory strudels at myriad events throughout the Twin Cities. He calls Market Fest a “great venue.� Many people who shop the market also enjoy the free nightly concert at the on-site Rotary Band shell, bringing along a picnic, feasting on items they’ve just bought or purchasing dinner from Kowalski’s concession stand. “It’s a great event for all ages,� says Phillips, who

Family Night, July 14: Don’t miss this family favorite, complete with Puppet Wagon performances, chef demos of kid-friendly fare, make-your-own-apron activity, an American Gothic photo op and more. Plus, listen to Songs of Hope, a world youth choir. 150th Celebration Night, July 28: Celebrate Eagan’s birthday at the Teen Battle of the Bands, then stay to hear jazz vocalist Thomasina. The first 150 children will each receive a free book; every 150th person to arrive will win free Market Fest goodies. Health and Wellness, Aug. 4: Get healthy with a free outdoor fitness class, free health-item giveaways and health screenings, an American Red Cross Blood Drive and healthful recipe demos. Plus, enjoy Shoop!, a 10-member vocal harmony group. Classic Car and Elvis Tribute, Aug. 18: Too cool! Check out classic cars, hula hoop and trivia contests, $1.50 root beer floats and, best of all, The Elvis Experience: Look for both the young and mature versions of the King to swing his hips. points out that senior-living plenty to do even for the centers often provide buses youngest attendees with a for residents and there’s Market Fest see Page 14B

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Eagan through the years

1740 Dakota Indians, led by Wamditonka, or “Big War Eagle,� establish Black Dog Village near the current Burnsville-Eagan border.

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Through the Louisiana Purchase, the area that is to become Eagan shifts from French domain to U.S. property.

Fort Snelling is completed; its area includes part of what is today Eagan.

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“Prairie schooners,� European or covered wagons, immigrants begin settling bring pioneer families through the area in Minnesota. headed west.

Minnesota becomes 32nd state.

1860s Minnesota Legislature establishes Eagan as a township, population 567.

Minnesotans attend second-annual state fair held at Fort Snelling.

Able-bodied men living in Eagan are each assessed two days a year to clear and build roads.

Westcott and Nicols railway “flag� stations serve Eagan residents, bringing them to St. Paul, Sioux City, Milwaukee, Chicago and beyond.

Nearly 40 students attend Eagan’s first school in a small log house; between chores, children enjoy their first summer break.

Community embraces Eagan’s 150th chair and Market President of Home Federal. “Our approach was to initiate several new events commemorating our history and also look for ways to promote our long-standing events by making a connection to the 150th theme.� To begin, the Eagan Sesquicentennial Committee threw a 150th birthday party, attended by 500 guests, in January; they then orchestrated an expanded State of

the City event in March, complete with a historic reenactment video (www.youtube. com/watch?v=G3w-ulT1Uvc) and a Founder’s Day lunch. Perhaps most notable was the announcement of the committee’s giving goal: inviting the community to collect 150,000 pounds of food donations for the Eagan Resource Center and 360 Communities, two area foodshelves. “We felt the goal was chal-

and individuals, the goal was met and surpassed in March. The Committee then set a new goal: Collect another 150,000 pounds of food in honor of Eagan’s next 150 years, and individuals and organizations are rising to that challenge as well. “I give a lot of credit to the City and to the Sesquicentennial Committee for making this commitment to the cause,� says Lisa Horn, executive director, Eagan

Resource Center. “The 150th effort has provided the food and funds the center needs at a time when demand has been on the increase.� Looking ahead, two more major events are in the works: a vintage baseball game and concert (see article, page 12B) and a sesquicentennial banquet in October—details are still to come. In the meantime, look for Continued on 7B

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Leading the Eagan Sesquicentennial Committee is no small task. “When the City Council brainstormed who would best fill the role of chairing the Executive Board, Scott was our unanimous choice,� says Mayor Mike Maguire. “While we had high aspirations for Scott, he has undoubtedly exceeded all of our expectations. Scott’s commitment to the Eagan community, combined with his enthusiasm and creative vision, has resulted in a 150th celebration that has the entire community excited and engaged in honoring our past, present, and future.� In addition to thanking Scott Swenson, the City Council wishes to thank the other board members: Ruthe Batulis, Dakota County Regional Chamber of Commerce; Brent Cory, Eagan Convention and Visitors Bureau; Michele Engdahl, Thomson Reuters; Dianne Miller, City of Eagan; Dorothy Peterson, Eagan Resident; Dan Sjolseth, Superior Collision; Phil Stalboerger, Blue Cross Blue Shield of MN; John Tapper, Gopher Resource; Dave Unmacht, Springstead/Eagan Resident; Bart Zibrowski, McGough Construction Company; Mayor Mike Maguire, City of Eagan; Tom Garrison, City of Eagan; Tom Hedges, City of Eagan; Karen Lyons, Blue Cross Blue Shield of MN; Juli Seydell Johnson, City of Eagan; Lynn Noble, Gopher Resources; and Mike Peterson, Eagan Convention & Visitors Bureau.

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ow does a community celebrate 150 years of history? That was the weighty and meaningful question presentedto the City Council when it appointed the Eagan Sesquicentennial Committee last year. Their answers say a lot about the City of Eagan and its citizens. “There are already a lot of great events in Eagan,� says Scott Swenson, committee

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Celebrating 150 Years

Continued from 6B a Sesquicentennial presence at Eagan events throughout the summer. One example? Bring a grocery sack of nonperishable food items to donate to the Funfest parade

Onion farmers make Eagan the “Onion Capital of the United States.�

Women serve as electors at Eagan’s annual town meeting, and women vote—long before the 19th amendment is passed in 1920.

on Saturday, July 3. A spirited team will precede the parade and collect your donation.

For all things Sesquicentennial, visit Eagan150.com

First town hall is built in 1896; it later burns to the ground.

Bachelor James Scott establishes a general store near Nicols train depot; it serves Eagan’s residents, numbering about 1,000.

1920s Moo! Dairy farming grows in importance in Eagan.

A second town hall - still standing today replaces the first in 1914.

Louis DesLauriers Prohibition launches begins his milk-can entrepreneurial pickup and delivery moonshiners; a 500-gallon service to St. Paul’s still is discovered in what’s creameries. today called Moonshine Park.

Today’s Stark’s Saloon was then called Dixie Inn and purported to be a hangout for gangsters; this former “Alexander Huard’s Halfway House� previously served as a stagecoach stop halfway between St. Paul and Hastings.

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Like Free Twins Tickets? Participate in National Night Out Eagan’s National Night Out is better than ever this year with the opportunity to participate in the City’s Sesquicentennial food drive—and win Twins tickets. Register your neighborhood’s plan to participate with the Police Department, online or in person, and then start collecting food. Registered Neighborhoods participating in the food drive will have the opportunity to win a suite for 24 people at the Saturday, Oct.. 2. game, Twins vs. the Blue Jays! For moree information, visit www.cityofeagan.com/NNO..

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“In the morning, be fore it got too hot, I remember helping my mothe r outside, washing clothes and churning milk fro m our cows in an old butter churn. We kids — there were eight of us — also had a playhouse under the trees wh ere we used bo b xes for furniture .�

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Check out celebratory events to attend, discounts at area businesses, contests to enter, a sponsors list, opportunities to volunteer, food drive information, weekly historical facts and more. If your organization would like to join the other 74 partner organizations of the Eagan Sesquicentennial, it’s not too late. Becoming a partner is free, your organization will be listed on Eagan150. com, and you can get involved in numerous ways. For more information, visit eagan150.com/participate.html.

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Eagan through the years

The Great Depression ruins milk prices, affects many Eagan families.

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1930s Rural electric service begins in Eagan in 1935.

Many Eagan men and women join the armed services.

On the home front, Eagan residents grow Victory gardens, work at munitions plants and collect milkweed pods’ silk, tires and tin foil for military use.

A training airport is established at the present site of Lexington Diffley Park. Pilots practice “touchand-go’s,� learning take-off and landing skills, and Dakota Electric is prompted to install its first underground high-voltage line here.

Eagan, 1,300 population, begins its growth as a suburb.

McKee trucking firm builds housing for its employees.

High-tech businesses begin setting up shop in Eagan.

Cedar Grove builds first of 16 housing additions, becoming Eagan’s first large neighborhood.

Eagan’s biggest annual event: July 4th Funfest

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n 1964, Mr. Harold of his namesake corner grocery in Eagan, invited kids to decorate and ride their bikes to his store on the Fourth of July. In exchange, this parade of cyclists received complimentary ice cream cones. Little could they have imagined that they were starting a star-spangled celebration that today includes

Twin Cities’ largest fireworks nual event, attracting literally For the full slate of attrac- *Unless otherwise noted, all events take at Eagan’s Central Park Festival display—even bigger than the thousands of attendees every tions, check out the calendar. place Grounds. Major sponsors include Lennar, show at Taste of Minnesota. year," says Brent Cory, execu- Don’t miss it! Lockheed Martin and the Eagan’s Lions Club. tive director of the Eagan Convention and Visitors BuFunfest 2010 Calendar reau. "The festivities include a huge parade, carnival, con- Thursday, July 1 Friday, July 2 certs, the Miss Eagan Funfest Participants compete in the Miss Kick off your Fourth of July fun in a Ambassador Coronation Eagan Funfest Ambassador Coronation in big way with the something-for-everyone and the largest Fourth of several categories, including talent and Funfest Carnival. Among the activities are July fireworks display in the evening gown, to determine the selection rides, games and food offerings (4 p.m.Twin Cities, all orchestrated of a Queen and a Princess in each of three midnight); a Texas Hold’em Tournament "Eagan's July 4th Funfest by a team of volunteers and age categories. $8/ticket. 7:30 p.m. Oaks (6-10 p.m.); bandshell performances; and a Banquet Room, Eagan Community Center. Jacob Martin concert (8 p.m.-midnight). is our community's largest an- city staffers."

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Celebrating 150 Years

1960s Eagan has more than doubled its population by 1960, reaching 3,382.

Eagan establishes its volunteer fire department.

1970s

Eagan holds its first Fourth of July parade in 1965.

Cedarvale Mall opens as first enclosed mall south of the river.

Eagan, population 10,398, becomes a city in 1974.

1980s

Eagan hires its first city administrator, Tom Hedges, who serves Eagan still today.

Cedar Freeway Bridge opens, allowing easy access across Minnesota River.

Eagan, population 20,700, becomes Minnesota’s fastestgrowing city.

Eagan adopts a master trail program to accommodate residents who want to walk, run and bike through their city.

Residents pass a park referendum for the design and programming of 30 parks.

You’re invited: Visit 1914 Town Hall

Funfest 2010 Calendar Saturday, July 3

Sunday, July 4

Eagan’s 150th Birthday Celebration Parade is the big draw at 10 a.m., but the fun keeps on coming until midnight with the carnival (continuing, noon to midnight); third-annual Royal Brain Freeze ice-cream eating contest (1 p.m.); children’s games (12:30pm - 1:30pm); the Red Cross Blood Mobile (2-7 p.m.); Mick Sterling concert (2-4 p.m.); performance by Pat Peare School of Dance (4-5:30 p.m.); the Texas Hold’em Tournament (continuing, 6-10 p.m.); and a Brat Pack Radio concert (8 p.m.-midnight).

Load up a heaping plateful of pancakes at the Patriots Pancake Breakfast ($6/ advanced ticket, 7 a.m.-noon); enjoy the carnival rides and eats once more (10 a.m.-midnight); get a curbside seat for the Children’s Funfest Bike Parade (noon); catch some laughs at the Comedy Juggling Show with Jason Huneke; see Band shell performances; compete in the Texas Holdem Tournament (continuing, 6-10 p.m.); and end the night with two concerts: The Penguins (7-8 p.m.) and The Dweebs (8:30 p.m.-midnight). Twin Cities’ largest fireworks shoot off at 10 p.m.

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n early June, the Eagan Historical Society opened the 1914 Town Hall, the City’s most historic building, to the public. Visitors got to look into the community’s rich farming past; see a variety of historical displays, plus the building’s original pot-bellied stove; and hear about Chief Black Dog’s Native American Village, early schools, Stark’s Saloon and much more.

Don’t miss out on the next open houses— complete with refreshments and souvenirs for the kids—scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 16, from 4 to 6 p.m., and Sunday, Sept. 19, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Bring your friends, family, Scout troop or community organization and step back in time. The 1914 Town Hall is located at the southwest cor-

ner of Pilot Knob Road at Wescott Road. For more information or to schedule a group tour by appointment, contact the Eagan Historical Society at (651) 675-5038.

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1990s Eagan’s population more than doubles again to reach 47,409 in 1990.

Eagan purchases Otto and Ella Holz’s farm to become a living history farm in 1995.

Eagan opens Cascade Bay Waterpark, Minnesota’s largest municipal aquatic park in 1999. USA Today places it among the country’s top 10 municipal waterparks.

Eagan, population 66,000, is Minnesota’s eighthlargest city.

Eagan Community Center, complete with 60-acre Central Park, opens in 2003.

2010 Eagan is twice named to Money’s Top 20 Most Livable Cities.

Residents gather at July 4th Funfest, Market Fest and Eagan Art Festival to wish Eagan a happy 150th birthday!

Art, music, kids’ activities, great food and more Celebrate arts heritage at Eagan Art Festival

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he Eagan Art Festival’s offerings go well beyond the creations of its juried artists. That’s certainly true this summer when the event will also recognize Eagan’s sesquicentennial. “To honor Eagan’s 150th birthday, we’re offering activities that celebrate arts’

heritage,� says Wanda Borman, Eagan Art Festival manager. She lists numerous examples: Civil War interpretive performances, demonstrations of heritage crafts such as rosemaling, spinning and weaving, and fun activities like the chance to pose as the famous farmer and daughter in a Grant Wood American Gothic photo op.

Begun in 1994, the nonprofit event is run by 40 volunteers of the Dakota Center for the Arts in partnership with the City’s Eagan Art House. “The Eagan Art Festival has grown every year,� says Borman, adding that attendance has gone up 10 percent each of the last three years, totaling 6,200 attendees in 2009. She credits ex-

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panded children’s activities, increased marketing and word of mouth. Three big draws are the Kids Activities Tent, at which children can create their own stage and finger puppets, among other activities; the Art Experience Tent, which features arts demonstrations and invites attendees to create books, sculptures and more; and the Entertainment Tent, which hosts the Teddy Bear Band (bring your bears, kids), jazz singer Paula Lammers, and Papa John Kohlstad with Clint Hoover, among others. And if you’re hungry? A dozen food vendors—from Rosemount’s Don-O’s Gyros to Inver Grove Heights’ Sandra’s Empanadas to Eagan’s own Ring Mountain Creamery CafÊ—will keep you more than satisfied. “I enjoy connecting with the community,â€? says Eagan resident and jeweler Melissa Manley, one of 96 artists exhibiting at the event. “It’s fun to see so many people you know and get to know new

Eagan resident Brian Clark’s functional pottery as well as his horsehair-fired items will be among the distinctive offerings—jewelry, paintings, photography, sculpture and more— found at Eagan Art Festival, June 26-27.

people.� Manley, who uses bus tokens, coins, old keys and lake stones, among other items, to make her “Just for Fun� jewelry, enjoys spending time at — and buying (“Too much!�) from—other artists’ booths. The Eagan Art Festival is held on the Eagan Community Center Festival Grounds on Saturday, June 26, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and SunEagan day, June 27, 10 a.m. to Summer 5 p.m. The Eagan Community Center is located Memory at 1501 Central Parkway, Eagan, MN 55121. For My wife Debbie more information and a and I would go schedule of events, visitt out riding around tow n www.eaganartfestival.org. in our old Pontiac sta tion wagon and roll the window s down. I’d take her to see where new developm ents were going and the fut ure sites of the interstates.

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Eagan’s own Olympic Medalist, Natalie Darwitz. “It’s a great way to bring the Eagan community together both to celebrate our 150th birthday and the rich tradition of American baseball,â€? says Scott Swenson, chair of the Eagan Sesquicentennial Committee. For this event, the committee is pulling out all the stops: • Bleachers to seat a couple hundred fans will be brought to the Eagan Community Center Festival Grounds for the game. • Rootbeer floats, only $1.50 each, will add a frothy touch of yesteryear summer fun. • At 5:30 p.m., you’re in-

vited to picnic; pack a dinner and don’t forget the blanket. • Or purchase your dinner from Green Mill Pizza; all proceeds will go to the Eagan Sesquicentennial Food Drive. Following the game, the First John Philip Memorial Sousa Band of Edina will perform at the Eagan Rotary Band shell at 7 p.m. This 40-member, all-volunteer band will perform a variety of music, including band standards and out-ofprint pieces members affectionately call “yellowed.â€? Rain or shine, the event is on; in case of rain, a tent will be provided for picnicking attendees.

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Eagan’s 150th Birthday

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“My fondest summer memories are of riding horseback with my cousin Marty DesLauriers and friend Larry Ryan. It was all farmland back then, so we had all the country gravel roads to ride on. It wasn’t uncommon for us to begin a ride at 8 p.m. and not get home until 10 p.m. That was our recreation. I also remember riding a little black Morgan horse in the Gene Autry parade around 1946. We never saw Gene Autry, but we sure had fun in the parade.�

Favorite Eagan Summer Memory

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“My dad was great for setting up a big garden -- raspberries, strawberries, sweet corn. We kids all had jobs to do. . . . After a hard day in the ďŹ elds, we would have a picnic with other families and go swimming. . . . I also remember going to the Chapdelaine’s farm where the Twin Cities Milk Producers Association would have its annual picnic. There were probably 250 people, and we kids would get tickets to redeem for candy and pop.â€?

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Eagan Market Fest 2010 Market Fest, from 4B

Favorite Eagan Summer Memory “I remember warm summer rains – we kids would run around outside. That was before indoor plumbing. Farmwork stopped during the rain and a side beneďŹ t was getting clean. . . . I remember going home from Trinity Lone Oak Church on Sundays and we’d often stop at Westcott’s Grocery and pick up a quart of ice cream that th t would be sliced and shared among everyone in the family. . . . I remember Fourth of July Picnics out in a pasture with a lot of oak trees around. We’d play softball, hold an egg toss with eggs from our farms, and eat hot dogs, potato salad, deviled eggs, strawberries and ice cream cones. And we’d get cap guns, which were cheaper than ďŹ recrackers. They didn’t work well, but they were fun.â€?

Don Holz, Grand Marshal and lead volunteer with Friends of the Farm, Historic Holz Farm

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a Rotary Band shell-adjacent playground, on-site walking trails, kids’ activities and free kids’ art projects offered by the Eagan Art House. Market Fest is held at the Central Park Festival Grounds located at the Eagan Community Center on Wednesdays, June 30 through Sept. 15, 4 to 8 p.m. The Eagan Community Center is located at 1501 Central Parkway, Eagan, MN 55121. For more information, including the Entertainment & Activity Schedule, a Produce Availability Schedule, Vendor List and Directions, visit www. cityofeagan.com/marketfest. Or you can call 651-675-5500.

Also, if you wish to receive weekly Market Fest reminders and activity updates, visit w w w.cit yofeagan.com/

Favorite Eagan Summer Memory “Every summer I like to go to the Eagan Art Festival and get a shiny mermaid—it’s like a stuffed animal—from one of the ladies that makes them. I get a mermaid every year. I also like to bring my Teddy Bear to see the Teddy Bear Band.�

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Josie Champlin, age 6

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