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Bean battle

February 3, 2011 in Alexandria Echo Press

They came. They tasted. They voted. And the winner of Tuesday’s “Bean Soup Taste-Off” at the Douglas County Historical Society was NOT the recipe used by Alexandria’s famous Senator Knute Nelson. Continue Reading&

Keeping history alive

November 24, 2010 in Alexandria Echo Press

Without a concerted effort, historic and cultural treasures are in danger of being lost to time. Continue Reading