Arts & Culture

A.L. band celebrates 100 years

Albert Lea’s high school band is celebrating its 100-year anniversary this school year after it was started in ...

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Career day was a success

Learning about different careers can help students decide which electives to take in addition to their core classes, ...

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A young man on a mission

A 19-year-old Albert Lea man is excited to head to Egypt, Israel and Jordan to fulfill his goals ...

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The Best of Ed Part 4

One of the area’s most unusual artistic legacies is still very visible in the rural home of Kevin ...

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The Best of Ed Part 3

A granite rock in a farmyard located about six miles south of Albert Lea has the date of ...

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The Best of Ed: Part 2

There’s no mystery regarding the origin of the name for Albert Lea’s Faville Park.

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Teen hopes to help others like himself

It can be hard being different. It can be especially hard being different when there are no resources ...

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Electrifying exhibit comes to county

The Freeborn County Historical Museum is one of a few museums in the state that will get to ...

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A new leap year a century ago

Exactly a century ago Albert Lea and the rest of the nation changed calendars and welcomed a new ...

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Sending Christmas postal cards

Themes for Christmas postal cards a century ago featured many topics, and one folks seemed to like was ...

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Sending Christmas postal cards

About a century ago people had the option of sending Christmas greetings to friends and relatives two ways ...

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The 12 Cats for Christmas

Wish list for cats at the shelter: • Rubber-backed rugs for cage floors • Cat toys that are large enough ...

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Ironing clothes the American way

In the era before electrical service became a part of household life, ironing clothes could be a real ...

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Home heating the American way

In the era before electrical power home heating could be a real challenge, especially during the colder months ...

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Home lighting the American way

Before the advent of electricity, people had several options for lights in their homes during the night hours.

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