On August 27, 1979, deputy sheriff Val Johnson experienced a "close encounter" in rural Marshall County. His vehicle—mysteriously damaged in the incident—is preserved by the Marshall County Historical Society. KSTP-TV ran this news segment and interview with Johnson on Channel Five Eyewitness News in 1979.

Valentine given to Maria Sanford by University of Minnesota Students.
Minnesota Historical Society Manuscript Collection, Maria L. Sanford Papers, 1851–1920

"To Miss Sanford
Vivid, buoyant,
Tireless, fluent;
Full of vim,
An occasional whim;
Never a shirk
Not afraid of work,
For mind, or heart, or hand;
A love of beauty,
A sense of duty,
As quick to obey as command;
A brain right clear,
A heart full of cheer,
Eloquent lips touched by altar’s coal;
Still she is, humanly,
Just plain womanly,
With face--index of beautiful soul.
Just as good as she is great,
The best-loved woman of the North Star State.
Feb. 14, 1913"

Carmen Alonzo Kohman shows the joy of dancing valicha, a dance from the city of Cusco, Peru. Photo by Sarah Leon Waddell, 2022. Used with the permission of Sarah Leon Waddell Photography.

Valley Grove Church, Wheeling Township, ca. 1910. Used with the permission of the Norwegian-American Historical Association.