Archive for October 8th, 2007

Haunted Museum

October 8, 2007

Friday, October 26 at 8 p.m. Admission is $3.00 per person. Members are free.
Come to the Historical Society as the museum takes on an eerie aura with darkened corridors, story tellers take to the stage to recount brutally realistic accounts of gruesome crimes and strange events from Otter Tail County’s past. Stories include the [...]

Halloween Carnival

October 8, 2007

A safe and fun event for all ages. Friday, October 26, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. $5.00 per child (adults free). This fee includes 20 game tickets. Additional ticket may be purchased. We have new games and big prizes this year!

Powered Scoop Shovel / Bobcat™

October 8, 2007

One of the most popular objects in our collection is the Powered Scoop Shovel. Staff members of the Smithsonian visited us to view this object. This is the invention which eventually became what is known today as the Bobcat™ skid-steer loader. The object was donated to the Historical Society by Eddie Velo in 1981. Eddie [...]

Annual Meeting

October 8, 2007

The 80th annual meeting of the Otter Tail County Historical Society will be held on Thursday, October 25, at the Underwood Community Center in Underwood. Stop by the Historical Society before October 11 to reserve your spot. Tickets are: $20.00/per person. Everyone must pre-register.
Our guest speaker is Ron Shebeck, President of the Farmers State Bank [...]