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This Day in Minnesota History

January 1, 1979

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ISBN: 0873514165
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Gerry Spiess departs from Chesapeake Bay in his ten-foot sailboat Yankee Girl, built in his White Bear Lake garage in 1977. After a solo voyage across the Atlantic, Spiess arrives in Falmouth, England, on July 24, 1979.

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First published: July 1, 2015
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