COUNTRY
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14, 2019
Serving Marine on St. Croix, Scandia, May Township
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Frank J. Lake: from peddler to prominent businessman Founder of Scandia’s Commercial Center BY MARK MCGINLEY AND DAWN MCGINLEY CONTRIBUTED
Ramps at Highway 97 in Columbus will close CONTRIBUTED MNDOT
Motorists will encounter a traffic shift on Interstate 35 and ramp closures at Highway 97 in Columbus beginning on Wednesday, August 14, weather permitting. Beginning at 12:01 a.m. August 14, northbound I-35 traffic between the I-35W/I-35E split and Highway 97 will be shifted west to the recently paved inside lanes and the northbound exit SEE CONSTRUCTION PAGE 2
It was a long but exciting journey by horse and wagon to the Farmer’s Store and back to stock up on supplies and dry goods. The new store was across the street from the early Scandia church and cemetery in what was then Marine Township. It was little more than a wooden shack, but offered basic staples and a few novelty items. The location became a gathering place for the growing community of mostly Swedish settlers. There, residents attended worship services and picked up their mail, frequented the store, and caught up on current events and happenings. This intersection at Oakhill Road and Olinda Trail is still the
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The Farmer's Store at the intersection of Oakhill Road and Olinda Trail, Scandia. 35
heart of Scandia today. Before the Farmer’s Store, ambitious ‘peddlers,’ as Anna Engquist referred to them, travelled house to house selling their wares throughout the countryside, or residents travelled the distance to Center City or Marine Mills to purchase their supplies. Center City
was a well-established village by then, as was Marine Mills with its stores, hotels, saloons, livery and blacksmith, catering to the lumber industry boom starting some 40 years prior. Frank J. Lake was one of those early peddlers in the nearby Bone Lake area. Lake immigrated from Sweden in
the 1860s as a young boy with his parents Magnus and Brita Lake. Magnus Lake was a farmer settling on 40 acres just south of Scandia, near the location of the Swedish Methodist Church. He was a member of the early Elim church in Scandia. SEE LAKE PAGE 6
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Ramp closures at Interstate 35 and Highway 97 in Columbus are expected to begin Wednesday, August 14, as crews resurface northbound outside lanes on I-35.
Marine holds inaugural Founder’s Day Soirée BY CHARLIE ANDERSON MARINE COUNCILMAN
Residents, friends and family (children included) are cordially invited to attend the inaugural annual Marine on St Croix Founder’s Day Soirée Pop-Up Dinner Party.
Schedule of Events Sunday, August 25, 2019 Burris Park (weather per-
mitting) 4 p.m. Arrival and preparation of the tables Meet in Burris Park, greet your neighbors, and set up your creative space. See "Important Details" at the bottom for more on this. 4 p.m. Founder’s Day observance Reading of the Proclamation, Ceremonial Log-Cutting, Invocation and First Lady’s
Toast 5 p.m. Dinner All guests will enjoy their unique self-prepared meals while listening to live music. We do request that attendees make a small donation to offset the cost of the live music. 6 p.m. Dancing and Lawn Games Having supped, we dance. Lawns games will commence on the green.
7 p.m. Fare Thee Well Bid each other adieu, and take home all you came with.
Menu Suggestions Guests are to bring their own food and beverage. Options can range from simple to full-on fancy. Some suggestions:
Have fun packing a simple meal, or one that includes appetizers, bread, cheese, fruit, chips and salsa. The options are endless.
Beverages Perrier water, champagne, wine or iced tea are great options to pack. Keep it classy; please no beer or hard alcohol
Appetizers Have appetizers, will travel!
SEE SOIRÉE PAGE 2
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