The 1920s is probably best known for Prohibition, a nationwide constitutional ban on the production, importation, transportation, and sale of alcoholic beverages that remained in place from 1920 to 1933.
Minnesotans, along with the rest of the country, were plunged into what many called “The Great Experiment.” PROHIBITION. A primary theme of the ECRL Reads book, Ice-Out, is prohibition in Minnesota, the struggle for many to survive and how it changed the lives of ordinary people. As gangsters grabbed the headlines, everyday Minnesotans quietly set up their own stills and speakeasies, producing what many considered, the best corn liquor in the nation.
Learn all about Minnesota’s wild and woolly prohibition days as ever popular historical re-enactor, Arn Kind presents Prohibition in Minnesota. He will be visiting six branches within the ECRL system.
Thursday, September 21 – Mora Public Library – 6:00-8:00 pm
Saturday, September 23 – Hinckley Pubic Library – 10:30 am – 12:30 pm
Monday, September 25 – Cambridge Public Library – 6:00-8:00 pm
Tuesday, September 26 – Chisago Lakes Area Library – 6:00-8:00 pm
*Thursday, September 28 –Event Center at McQuiod’s Inn, 1325 Hwy 47 North, Isle, MN. – 6:00-8:00 pm – in partnership with McQuiod’s Inn and the Mille Lacs Lake Community Library
Saturday, September 30 – McGregor School Auditorium – 10:30 am – 12:30 pm – in partnership with McGregor Community Ed and presented by the McGregor Public Library
Join us for this in-depth and interactive look at how this constitutional ban played a part in Minnesota’s history. All programs are funded with money from Minnesota’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.
*LAST MINUTE CHANGE OF VENUE!