LQP County People

As the Lac qui Parle County Historical Society has done research for our upcoming exhibit on the Dakota people in Minnesota, we have run into a few familiar names that come up often in Minnesota and Lac qui Parle History. One person who comes up often that we want to share with you is Joseph…

There are many great conveniences to modern day life, but one we all might take for granted is just how easy it is to find entertainment here in rural areas. Today if you want to listen to some music, you can just bring it up on YouTube or Spotify and listen whenever you want. If…

One aspect of World War II that set it apart from most wars, is that it was an “all hands on deck” war. Not only were millions of young men enlisted in the military, but millions of men and women were sent to factories and dockyards to build the ammunition, planes, tanks, and ships used…

When’s the last time you saw a legal case be settled through a fistfight? How about the last time you saw your local Mayor strap on a pair of gloves and take a swing at one of his constituents? I’m sure most of you would answer “what are you talking about, that’s a ridiculous thing…

Helicopter being pushed off the USS Midway Last week we covered Mark Haws’s childhood, his recruitment story, his early experiences in boot camp, his time as a supply officer, and his time on the Marine Corps football team. This week we will be covering Haws’s experience in the Fall of Saigon, the last major event…

The following is a transcript of a report written by George M. Gehant, the Lac qui Parle County agent in the late 1960s. In the report, Gehant provides an update on the state of LqP’s roads after a series of blizzards in December 1968 and January 1969 dropped multiple feet of snow on the county….