97-041 RES ~ RESOLUTION 97-~1
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A RESOLUTION ACKNOWLEDGING THE SUCCESS OF ELK RIVER'S FIRST
HERITAGE FESTIVAL AND ENDORSING THE UPCOMING SECOND ANNUAL
HERITAGE FESTIVAl,
WHEREAS
on August 10 and 11, 1996, the City's first Heritage Festival was
held honoring the City's 150Lb year anniversary of Euro-American
Settlement at the confluence of the Elk mad the Mississippi
Rivers; and
WHEREAS, the first Heritage Festival also commemorated the arrival of David
Faribault who established the Elk River Trading Post in 1846; and
WHEREAS, the City Council acknowledges that the Heritage Festival was a
great success and an asset to the community; and
WHEREAS~
the Heritage Festival Committee is in the process of planning the
City's second annual Heritage Festival to be held August 9 and
10, 1997; and
WHEREAS~
the second annual Heritage Festival will focus on transportation
in Elk River including canoes, rafts, oxcarts, ferry travel,
railroads, and Charles Babcock's contribution to the national
highway system, which is all a part of Elk River's history.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council endorses the
mission of the Heritage Festival which is as follows:
"to celebrate the history and heritage of Elk River and to
preserve its identity and pride."
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Elk River City
Council acknowledges the success of the first Heritage Festival
held in 1996 and supports the upcoming 2nd annual Heritage
Festival to be held on August 9 and 10, 1997.
Passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Elk River this 19th day of
May, 1997.
Duitsman, Mayor
an~lra A. Thacker~
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