Tag: Dassel
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The Big Top in a Small Town.
Imagine the excitement when a circus comes to town. In the days before flyers are posted on poles and buildings, and appear on kitchen tables, having been brought home with eager hope for a trip to the Big Top! Children hum with anticipation, pulling out any possible coins they may have saved over the year. […]
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Oh, That Mushroom!
The first time I drove through the town of Dassel I immediately noticed the tiny little gas station on the north corner of First Street and Highway 12. The building was built back in 1931 by Lewis (aka Louis) Belin. Lewis began operating the station with a lease from White Eagle Oil Corportation. Lewis was […]
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Take me out to the ball game
News that three games of the town ball state championship will be held at our Dassel Ball Park in 2022 brought visions of sunshine dancing in my head. Our team, then called the Dassel Nine, started out in 1880. Baseball of the time was typically held between local teams. It was just too darn hard […]
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Where is Dassel anyway, and what about that corn?
Dassel is located in Meeker County Minnesota, just off the intersection of Highways 12 and 15. We are about 30 miles south of St Cloud, 60 miles west of Minneapolis, and 15 miles north of Hutchinson. So, we are situated in a prime location. Dassel was platted in 1869 by the St Paul and Pacific […]
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