On This Date in Minnesota History: September 11

September 11, 1971 – “The first Minnesota Renaissance Festival opened at Lake Grace in Jonathan [Minn.]. One of the largest of its kind, the festival [now] operates from a permanent encampment near Shakopee.”    

http://www.thehistorypeople.com/data/docs/timeline-part3.pdf

Minnesota Renaissance Festival Gates, Shakopee, Minn.




Juggler Entertainment


Photos taken by Pamela J. Erickson. Released into the public domain Sept. 11, 2013,
as long as acknowledgement included.  

Love, love, love the Minnesota Renaissance Festival! Go every year!