...Pelican Lake, music and refreshments. "We try to have a different theme each year," said Dorothy Johnson, event co-chairwoman. Johnson said organizers applied for a sesquicentennial grant and were pleased to receive one and tie it in with...

...Anthony Williams, who addressed the rally, said at least 310,000 people had turned out. Donna Red Wing, an event co-chairwoman, put the figure at about 800,000. The dozens of speakers included Sen. Paul Wellstone, D-Minn.; Reps...