Rhubarb Fest today
We are ready to sell raw rhubarb and a sampler plate of three rhubarb deserts plus ice cream for $5! Join us today June 4 from 1 – 4 and socialize with the New Brighton Area Historical Society supporters.
Rhubarb Fest June 4, 2023 1-4 pm
We will pick rhubarb Saturday morning and sell it and potted rhubarb transplants in the afternoon June 3 till 4 pm.
New Brighton Area History Presentation
The New Brighton Area Historical Society sponsored a presentation by Dr. David Peterson about “The Dakota People on Long Lake” Leone Aronson Arrowhead Collection Around 1740, Dakota people settled on the north side of Long Lake near the inlet of Rice Creek. They called their village Otonwewakpadan or “Village on a Stream.” The French are…
Oral History
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Photos archive
This aerial photo is the very first photo listed in the New Brighton Area Historical Society’s data base of 5000 photos. The original photo was donated by Jim Skiba, and numbered #01.01. A restored photo is on display in the New Brighton History Center’s freight room at Long Lake Regional Park. And it is featured…