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Sibrinky dancers of the St. Paul Sokol Society

Sibrinky dancers of the St. Paul Sokol Society, c.1941.

Poster for Sokol gymnastics festival

Poster for Sokol gymnastics festival at the fairgrounds, c.1938.

Sokol camp in Pine City

Sokol camp erected in 1926, Pine City, c.1930.

St. Paul Sokols prepare for bus trip

St. Paul Sokols prepare for bus trip, c.1930.

Sokol Slet, Harriet Island, St. Paul

Sokol Slet, Harriet Island, St. Paul, c.1915.

Northern Sokol District instructor classes

Northern Sokol District instructor classes held at Pine City, c.1930.

When Czech and Slovak immigrants moved to Minnesota in the late nineteenth century, they carried with them the idea of a Sokol—a social, cultural, and gymnastics society that combined physical and mental education. The St. Paul Sokol has served as a community center for more than one hundred years.

MN90: Send it by Sled Dog

In the 1850s, mail service on Minnesota's North Shore was notoriously unreliable. That is, until John Beargrease and his team of sled dogs began running mail between Two Harbors and Grand Marais. MN90 Producer Andi McDaniel learns about the man who inspired the annual John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon.

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