Posted on 01/27/2005 3:11:37 PM PST by Rakkasan1
GILBERT, Minn. - Promoting this town's proud history is one thing. Naming the town's festival Gilbert Whorehouse Days is another thing entirely.
A group of angry citizens showed up at a City Council meeting Tuesday to protest the event. The festival's name refers to a time when Gilbert was known for its bars, gambling and "working girls" during Prohibition.
"The damage has been done," resident Fran Marolt said. "This is not a family-oriented activity."
The event doesn't include any of the activities that gave the festival its name, but City Council members still don't approve.
"It would give us a black eye," City Council member Dan Berry said.
Organizers say the festival - and its name - are meant to bring back a part of history. The festival is planned for two days in July and includes a car show, antique fair and bank robbery reenactment.
"We feel it's got some power to it," said organizer Lynn Sausman, who's lived in Gilbert for 35 years. "Gilbert has been widely documented to be the biggest red light district on the Iron Range."
(Excerpt) Read more at kansascity.com ...
"Minn. Group Denounces 'Whorehouse Days' "
I missed this. Minnesota is kicking the Democrats out of the State House?
Truth in advertising.
In case the local wussies haven't noticed, it is a risque past that made New Orleans and San Francisco big tourist towns.
So9
"Come on down, kids, we're going to Whorehouse Days!"
Bill Clinton is probably going to be a designated speaker
We have Gay Pride celebrations all over this country. Why can't these folks celebrate a little heterosexual activity?
I was up in Isanti, Mn a few years ago and saw the outhouse races there. Really.
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