At the Dog Derby
Our biggest and most interesting juvenile contest is our annual Dog Derby. This event is held each year on the ice at Crystal Lake and the boys and girls from Hennepin County towns are invited … Read more
Robbinsdale, fair Robbinsdale
From Thomas Girling’s Picturesque Robbinsdale Newspaper- June 18th, 1893
On a Bike!
On several occasions during the last few days the attention of the residents of the village has been attracted by some very strange atmospherical disturbances. During a dead calm, the wind (without any previous indications), … Read more
License or No License
The important question that now confronts the people of this village is, would it be for the best interests of the village to issue licenses to the saloons now in existence in the lower end … Read more
An Ordinance Relative to Fire Works, and to Prevent the Unlawful Discharge of Firearms
The Village Council of Robbinsdale do ordain as follows: SECTION 1. No person shall hereafter fire off, discharge or explode any gun, pistol or other weapon upon any street, alley, avenue, lane or public place … Read more
A Robbinsdale Christmas, 1894
On December 25, the First Congregational Church of Robbinsdale was the scene of merry festivities in which the school children, and many of the older ones, took part. A very enjoyable programme was rendered. Miss … Read more
An Ordinance to Prevent Fast Driving
SECTION 1. No person shall drive any horse or horses, mule or mules, or other animal or animals in any street, lane or higbway, within the limits of said village, at a rate of speed … Read more
Explaining E.J. Cooper
Born in 1897, E.J.Cooper volunteered for the army Air Force in August of 1917. He took flight training as a pursuit flyer, recalls flying over New York City at 4000 feet altitude, praying for no … Read more