County Fair Legacy Project

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,755
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Cass County Fair (Pillager)
Status
In Progress
Start Date
April 2024
End Date
June 2025
Counties Affected
Cass
Cass
Project Overview

The Pillager History Center is a building on the county fairgrounds. A history display started to grow there in early 2016, made of paper copies and memorabilia gathered from the community. At the beginning of this history collection, this building was not critter or weather proof. In previous grant cycles the building has had a critter-proofing project, and additional work has been done to further that work. Now, we are requesting funds to allow those 9-year-old paper photos and memorabilia items to be housed in better conditions. Over the past 9 years those paper photos have become curled, faded, and weathered. In the next step of this project, those paper copies will be re-printed and mounted on photo boards and covered with laminate to protect them.

Legal Citation / Subdivision
Minnesota 2023, Chapter 40, Article 4 Section 2. Subd. 10
2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,755
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

The History Building will be open to the public all days of the fair. We are also looking at opening the building other times of the year for school class workshops
and other holidays and events.

Recipient Board Members
President Jamie Hauge, Secretary Lisa Fletcher, VP Jennifer Paananen, Treasurer Donna Klimek
Project Manager
First Name
Sue
Last Name
Vanhal
Street Address
PO Box 71
City
Pillager
State
MN
Zip Code
56473
Phone
218-746-3348
Email
minik@brainerd.net
Administered By
Administered by
Location

625 Robert Street North
St. Paul, MN 55155

Phone
651-201-6000
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