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Fitzgerald conference turns back time in White Bear Lake BY JACKIE BUSSJAEGER LOWDOWN EDITOR
WHITE BEAR LAKE — The International F. Scott Fitzgerald Society conference is coming to St. Paul, creating ripples that stretch to White Bear Lake this June. The famous writer was born in St. Paul and spent summers visiting friends in the White Bear Lake area. In the summer of 1922, he lived with his wife Zelda and daughter Scottie at the White Bear Yacht Club. Rumor has it that the Fitzgeralds were so rowdy that they were kicked out of the club, but White Bear Lake writer and historian Mary Jane LaVigne thinks that the story might have been exaggerated. The conference corresponds with the events of Manitou Days, so LaVigne has worked with the conference to establish a new event that highlights the Fitzgerald's connection to White Bear Lake. On Tuesday, June 27, White Bear locals and conference attendees alike are invited to “Turn Back Time Tuesday.” Guests are encouraged to dress in a historic style of clothing from anytime during Fitzgerald's lifetime — from the late 1800s to the 1940s. The event will take place at Boatworks Commons 4-5:30 p.m. “It's kind of interesting, because the Fitzgeralds were living in White Bear Lake in 1922, and the calendar is the same in 2017, so Tuesday, the 27th would have been a date the Fitzgeralds were actually living on White Bear Lake,” LaVigne said. Old vehicles and boats are also encouraged at the event, and those who participate will receive complimentary lemonade and cookies — Oreos and Lorna Doones, just like in Fitzgerald's time. LaVigne said she also hopes to arrange live 20s-style music. The conference, which lasts June 25-July 1, will host a slew of Fitzgerald-themed social events around the Twin Cities and beyond. Although not open to the public, some conference attendees will also get a chance to attend a presentation at the White Bear Yacht Club given by Arlyne Bruccoli, a Fitzgerald memorabilia collector who personally knew Scott and Zelda's daughter Scottie. Mark Mammel, who wrote a SEE FITZGERALD, PAGE 8A
Historic trolley returns to Mahtomedi BY LORETTA HARDING CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Mahtomedi residents out and about on June 13 might be excused for falling back and thinking they were in a time warp upon glimpsing a red trolley rolling past the tall grass and ponds in the small town. After all, it has been 66 years since the last streetcar clanged its way through the marshy farmland south of town on its way to the shores of White Bear Lake. On that warm, humid
Tuesday earlier this month, 60 guests of the Wildwood Library trundled down the streets of Mahtomedi, listening to stories of the city's past, imagining days gone by and listening to a few groaners from tour leader Parker Foss. The trolley, borrowed from the Stillwater Trolley company, even dodged a snapping turtle or two, just as the streetcars probably did at the turn of the 20th century. SEE HISTORIC TROLLEY, PAGE 8A
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A trolley was borrowed from Stillwater for a historic tour of Mahtomedi last week.
Moving Manitou Days picnic
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Johnstone family members ride through White Bear Lake on a trailer equipped with a picnic table and umbrella during the Manitou Days Grande Parade Friday, June 16. The family, which has owned and operated the iconic Cup and Cone ice cream shop since 1973, was chosen as a group to be grand marshals in the annual parade this year.
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