On This Date in Minnesota History: November 26

November 26, 1922 – Charles Schultz, American cartoonist and creator of Peanuts, was born in Minneapolis on this date, and raised in St. Paul.

“Peanuts on Parade has been St. Paul, Minnesota’s tribute to its favorite native cartoonist. It began in 2000 with the placing of 101 5-foot-tall (1.5 m) statues of Snoopy throughout the city of St. Paul. Every summer for the next four years, statues of a different Peanuts character were placed on the sidewalks of St. Paul. In 2001, there was Charlie Brown Around Town, 2002 brought Looking for Lucy, then in 2003 along came Linus Blankets St. Paul, ending in 2004 with Snoopy lying on his doghouse. The statues were auctioned off at the end of each summer, so some remain around the city, but others have been relocated. The auction proceeds were used for artists' scholarships and for permanent, bronze statues of the Peanuts characters. These bronze statues are in Landmark Plaza and Rice Park in downtown St. Paul.”

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_M._Schulz

Lucy




Peppermint Patty

Photos taken by Pamela J. Erickson. Released into the public domain Nov. 26, 2013,
as long as acknowledgement included.