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Published May 17, 2012, 12:00 AM

PHOTO GALLERY: Yellowstone Trail Heritage Days


Authors John and Alice Ridge of Eau Claire display an official Yellowstone Trail sign. The Ridges wrote the book “Introducing The Yellowstone Trail: A Good Road from Plymouth Rock to Puget Sound.” They talked about the trail, and showed a video about it, Saturday at First Baptist Church. The trail passed by the church on old U.S. Hwy. 12, now Vine Street. Photos by Randy Hanson

  • Authors John and Alice Ridge of Eau Claire display an official Yellowstone Trail sign. The Ridges wrote the book “Introducing The Yellowstone Trail: A Good Road from Plymouth Rock to Puget Sound.” They talked about the trail, and showed a video about it, Saturday at First Baptist Church. The trail passed by the church on old U.S. Hwy. 12, now Vine Street.  Photos by Randy Hanson
  • Walnut Street is lined with classic cars for Saturday’s show. Members of the Minnesota Street Rod Association brought their cars for the show, making it a good one.
  • The car show on Locust Street Friday night draws a big selection of classic automobiles and people to admire them.
  • John Bighley of Maplewood, Minn., tells a couple about his 1955 Chevy Bel Air Sport Coupe. Bighley had the original price sticker for the car, which was sold for $2,529.84 at Lantz Motor Co. in Stigler, Okla.
  • Tori and Beth Piehl have their picture taken with the Jack Link’s wild man and company representative Nick Prete. Tori has her face in the cutout. The girls are the daughters of Mike and Ann (Cahoy) Piehl. They were taking in the Yellowstone Trail Days activities with their grandmother Lois Cahoy.
  • Blake, Lucas and Dylan Tadajewski, from left, show off the toy boats they made at the Home Depot activity tables. The boys’ parents are Tony and Kristin Tadajewski of Hudson.
  • The women of First Baptist Church hold a pie and ice cream social on the church lawn. Photos by Randy Hanson