Editing Long Prairie, Minnesota

{{short description|County seat and city in Minnesota, United States}}
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[[File:Todd County Courthouse in Long Prairie, MN.jpg|thumb|1883 [[Todd County Courthouse (Minnesota)|Todd County Court House]] in Long Prairie, Minnesota]]
'''Long Prairie''' is a town in [[Todd County, Minnesota]], United States. The population was 3,458 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].<ref name="2010 Census">{{cite web|title=2010 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_PL_GCTPL2.ST13&prodType=table |work=American FactFinder |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census |access-date=23 April 2011 }}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> By the [[2020 United States census|2020 Decennial Census]] the population had grown to 3,661.<ref>{{Cite web |author=US Census Bureau |title=Minnesota's Population at 5,706,494 in 2020, Up 7.6% Since 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/library/stories/state-by-state/minnesota-population-change-between-census-decade.html |access-date=2023-07-17 |website=Census.gov}}</ref>  It is the [[county seat]].<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|access-date=2011-06-07|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref> and the oldest town in the county.
[[File:Mosaics at Harmony Park, Long Prairie, MN, USA.jpg|thumb|Mosaics and pond at Long Prairie's Harmony Park]]

==History==
[[File:Watab-LongPrairieReservation1843Nicollet.gif|thumbnail|The Long Prairie Winnebago/Ho-Chunk Reservation of 1845]]
Long Prairie's history dates back to the time when the land was inhabited first by the [[Sioux#Eastern Dakota|Sioux/Dakota]] and then [[Anishinaabe]]/ [[Ojibwe]] Native American tribes. In an 1846 treaty, the [[U.S. government]] gave a vast area in what is now central Minnesota to the [[Ho-Chunk|Winnebago Indians]] (Ho-Chunk), known as the Long Prairie Reservation. A site at Long Prairie was chosen as headquarters for the tribe.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ho-chunknation.com/?PageId=820 |title=Ho-Chunk timeline |access-date=2012-08-28 |publisher=Ho-Chunk Nation, Wisconsin |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111162612/http://ho-chunknation.com/?PageId=820 |archive-date=November 11, 2013 }}</ref> In 1848, the tribe was resettled from the Neutral Ground in northeast Iowa to the Long Prairie Reservation.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ho-Chunk and Long Prairie, 1846–1855 {{!}} MNopedia |url=https://www.mnopedia.org/event/ho-chunk-and-long-prairie-1846-1855 |website=www.mnopedia.org |access-date=13 June 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Treaty with The Winnebago - 1846 |url=https://www.firstpeople.us/FP-Html-Treaties/TreatyWithTheWinnebago1846.html |website=www.firstpeople.us |access-date=13 June 2020}}</ref> The journey North was a difficult and long trip, but once at the Long Prairie Reservation, the tribe built a functioning village with homes, a school, and a church.<ref>{{cite web | title=Indian and White in Happy Valley: Long Prairie. |last=Sandy | first=John H. | url=https://ir.ua.edu/handle/123456789/12628 | access-date = 2023-10-29 }}</ref> A subsequent treaty in 1855 again resettled the tribe in southern Minnesota.<ref>{{cite web |title=Treaty with The Winnebago - 1855 |url=https://www.firstpeople.us/FP-Html-Treaties/TreatyWithTheWinnebago1855.html |website=www.firstpeople.us |access-date=13 June 2020}}</ref>

Long Prairie was [[plat]]ted in 1867, and named after the [[Long Prairie River]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Upham|first=Warren|title=Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance|url=https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog|year=1920|publisher=Minnesota Historical Society|page=[https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog/page/n562 545]}}</ref> The river was originally given its name by the Ojibwe/Anishinaabe people.<ref>{{cite web | title=Origin and Significance of the Long Prairie Place Name in Minnesota.  |last=Sandy | first=John H. | url=https://ir.ua.edu/handle/123456789/12943 | access-date=2023-12-11 }}</ref> There is a [[United States Geological Survey]] stream flow monitoring gauge in the river in Long Prairie.<ref>{{Cite web |title=USGS WaterWatch -- Streamflow conditions |url=https://waterwatch.usgs.gov/?m=real&r=mn&w=map |access-date=2023-10-01 |website=waterwatch.usgs.gov}}</ref>

=== Marshal George Williams ===
[[File:Marshall George H Williams Memorial, Long Prairie, Minnesota.jpg|thumb|Memorial to Long Prairie Village Marshal George H. William who was shot while duty on July 29, 1922]]In July 1922 Long Prairie Village Marshal George Williams was shot and killed by men fleeing a botched bank robbery in [[Hewitt, Minnesota|Hewitt]]. The killing took place at a late night road block near the current municipal liquor store.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Officer Down Memorial Page (ODMP) |url=https://www.odmp.org/ |access-date=2023-11-11 |website=www.odmp.org}}</ref>

The text on William's memorial reads as follows: "This monument honors George H. Williams who was village Marshal of Long Prairie. He was awakened by a ringing telephone in the early hours of July 29, 1922. The call was a summons from Todd County Deputy Sheriff Seely Adams. An attempt had been made to rob the Hewitt bank and a roadblock was needed at the bridge over the [[Long Prairie River]]. George kissed his wife Kathryn, goodbye. Minutes later, he was shot dead on the railroad tracks near the bridge, just north of this monument.

George Williams was a leader in the community. In addition to being village marshal he served as fire chief and was active in a number of community service organizations.

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|2.67|sqmi|sqkm|2}}; {{convert|2.61|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.06|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2012-11-13 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110220065340/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=2011-02-20 }}</ref> The [[Long Prairie River]], flowing North, goes through the city. Lake Charlotte borders it on the South<ref>{{cite book| title= Minnesota Atlas & Gazetteer |year=1994 |publisher= [[DeLorme]] |location=Yarmouth, Me. |isbn= 0-89933-222-6 |pages= 45}}</ref> Venewitz Creek flows from Lake Charlotte and joins the Long Prairie River in the town. Long Prairie is located in the North Central Hardwood Forest Region of Central Minnesota.<ref>{{cite web|last=Sandy |first=John H. |title=Long Prairie River Region: Natural Environment and Land Use |publisher=Red River Nature Research Institute |date=2022 |url=https://ir.ua.edu/handle/123456789/8355 |access-date=May 16, 2023}}</ref>

[[U.S. Route 71 in Minnesota|U.S. Highway 71]] and Minnesota State Highways [[Minnesota State Highway 27|27]] and [[Minnesota State Highway 287|287]] are three of the main routes in the city. Todd County Roads 5 and 38 originate in the town.

===Climate===
Long Prairie has a continental climate with long, cold winters and generally warm summers. During spring and fall seasons the weather is moderate, with temperatures varying considerably day-to-day. Temperatures can, at the extreme, reach -40 degrees Fahrenheit during the winter and above 90 degrees Fahrenheit during the summer. The growing season is about 115 days.

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| location = Long Prairie, Minnesota (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1893–1918, 1937–present)
| Jan record high F = 57
| Feb record high F = 59
| Mar record high F = 83
| Apr record high F = 95
| May record high F = 96
| Jun record high F = 101
| Jul record high F = 105
| Aug record high F = 104
| Sep record high F = 100
| Oct record high F = 90
| Nov record high F = 76
| Dec record high F = 71
| year record high F = 105
| Jan high F = 17.9
| Feb high F = 23.0
| Mar high F = 35.8
| Apr high F = 51.2
| May high F = 64.5
| Jun high F = 74.5
| Jul high F = 78.7
| Aug high F = 77.0
| Sep high F = 68.3
| Oct high F = 53.8
| Nov high F = 37.1
| Dec high F = 23.2
| year high F = 50.4
| Jan mean F = 8.5
| Feb mean F = 12.8
| Mar mean F = 25.6
| Apr mean F = 39.8
| May mean F = 52.9
| Jun mean F = 63.7
| Jul mean F = 67.8
| Aug mean F = 65.8
| Sep mean F = 57.3
| Oct mean F = 43.7
| Nov mean F = 28.6
| Dec mean F = 15.2
| year mean F = 40.1
| Jan low F = -0.9
| Feb low F = 2.6
| Mar low F = 15.4
| Apr low F = 28.3
| May low F = 41.4
| Jun low F = 52.9
| Jul low F = 56.9
| Aug low F = 54.7
| Sep low F = 46.3
| Oct low F = 33.6
| Nov low F = 20.0
| Dec low F = 7.2
| year low F = 29.9
| Jan record low F = -45
| Feb record low F = -44
| Mar record low F = -37
| Apr record low F = -7
| May record low F = 14
| Jun record low F = 29
| Jul record low F = 35
| Aug record low F = 28
| Sep record low F = 16
| Oct record low F = 3
| Nov record low F = -32
| Dec record low F = -39
| year record low F = -45
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| Feb precipitation inch = 0.92
| Mar precipitation inch = 1.54
| Apr precipitation inch = 2.73
| May precipitation inch = 3.47
| Jun precipitation inch = 4.58
| Jul precipitation inch = 4.64
| Aug precipitation inch = 3.37
| Sep precipitation inch = 3.29
| Oct precipitation inch = 2.92
| Nov precipitation inch = 1.46
| Dec precipitation inch = 1.13
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| Mar precipitation days = 8.4
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| May precipitation days = 11.9
| Jun precipitation days = 12.9
| Jul precipitation days = 12.2
| Aug precipitation days = 10.5
| Sep precipitation days = 10.6
| Oct precipitation days = 11.1
| Nov precipitation days = 8.0
| Dec precipitation days = 9.1
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| Feb snow inch = 9.0
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| Oct snow inch = 1.8
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| Dec snow inch = 11.5
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| Jan snow days = 9.0
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| Mar snow days = 4.9
| Apr snow days = 2.7
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| Jul snow days = 0.0
| Aug snow days = 0.0
| Sep snow days = 0.0
| Oct snow days = 1.3
| Nov snow days = 4.4
| Dec snow days = 8.9
| year snow days = 37.7
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=== Lake Charlotte ===
[[File:Fundulus diaphanus RR 08-11-19 0560 (48532888296).jpg|thumb|Banded Killifix live in Lake Charlotte.]]
Lake Charlotte is a 144.32 acre lake on the southern boundary of Long Prairie. According to the [[Minnesota Department of Natural Resources]] the lake is 84 feet deep at its deepest. The DNR's fish survey states that the fish species in the lake include black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, brown bullhead, green sunfish, hybrid sunfish, lake whitefish, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, rock bass, sunfish, tullibee (cisco), walleye, yellow bullhead, yellow perch, bowfin (dogfish), common carp, white sucker, [[banded killifish]], blackchin shiner, blacknose shiner, bluntnose minnow, central mudminnow, common shiner, fantail darter, golden shiner, Iowa darter, Johnny darter, and least darter.<ref>{{Cite web |title=LakeFinder |url=https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/index.html |access-date=2023-11-21 |website=Minnesota Department of Natural Resources}}</ref> A swimming beach and large park, maintained by the city, are located on the north end of the Lake.<ref name=":0" /> The lake has a Department of Natural Resources public boat landing and fishing dock in its southwest corner.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Public water accesses |url=https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/water_access/index.html |access-date=2023-11-26 |website=Minnesota Department of Natural Resources}}</ref>

== Government ==
Jim Kreemer is the town's mayor as of 2025. The mayor serves a two-year term. City council members serve a four-year term.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Long Prairie City Officials |url=https://www.longprairie.net/our-city/city-officials/ |access-date=2025-03-03 |website=City of Long Prairie}}</ref> The town's administrator is Candace Bruder.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Long Prairie City Administration |url=https://www.longprairie.net/city-departments/administration/ |access-date=2025-03-03 |website=City of Long Prairie}}</ref> Long Prairie is in [[Minnesota Senate]] District 11 and [[Minnesota House of Representatives]] District 11B. It is in US Congressional District 7. The town is in Todd County Commissioner District 3 which also includes Long Prairie and Reynolds townships.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Todd County Minnesota |url=https://www.co.todd.mn.us/ |access-date=23 September 2023 |website=Todd County Minnesota}}</ref>

The city co-owns an airport, known as Todd Field, with Todd County. The airport, which is five miles south of town, is also known as [[Long Prairie Municipal Airport]]. The runway is 3,000 feet long.<ref>{{Cite web |last=www.goldenshovelagency.com |first=-Golden Shovel Agency |title=Long Prairie Municipal Airport {{!}} Todd Field |url=https://www.longprairie.net/our-city/airport/ |access-date=2024-01-31 |website=City of Long Prairie}}</ref>

=== Great River Regional Library ===
Long Prairie hosts one of the 32 public branch libraries of the [[Great River Regional Library]]. Great River Regional Library is a library system serving [[Benton County, Minnesota|Benton]], [[Morrison County, Minnesota|Morrison]], [[Sherburne County, Minnesota|Sherburne]], [[Stearns County, Minnesota|Stearns]], [[Todd County, Minnesota|Todd]] and [[Wright County, Minnesota|Wright]] Counties in central [[Minnesota]]. It is a consolidated library system consisting of 32 branch libraries, with a headquarters at the St. Cloud Public Library. In addition to the Long Prairie branch, Todd County has branches in Grey Eagle, [[Eagle Bend, Minnesota|Eagle Bend]], and Staples.

=== Parks ===
Long Prairie's park system is overseen by a seven-member park board. The following parks are in the city:
*Soldier's Field
*Westside Park
*Locke Park
*Water Tower Hill
*Lake Charlotte Park
*Harmony Park
*Riverside Park<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=www.goldenshovelagency.com |first=-Golden Shovel Agency |title=Long Prairie, MN Parks and Recreation |url=https://www.longprairie.net/city-departments/parks-and-recreation/ |access-date=2023-10-22 |website=City of Long Prairie}}</ref>
[[File:WPA stone work at Riverside Park, Long Prairie, Minnesota.jpg|thumb|Stone wall, dated 1936, in Riverside Park.]]

== Industry and media ==
Long Prairie is a food processing center with major food processing employers operating plants in the town.<ref>{{Cite web |last=www.goldenshovelagency.com |first=-Golden Shovel Agency |title=Long Prairie, MN: Leading Employers |url=https://www.longprairie.net/economic-development/leading-employers/ |access-date=2023-09-17 |website=City of Long Prairie}}</ref> The Long Prairie Leader, which publishes a monthly Spanish publication, is the weekly newspaper.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Long Prairie Leader |url=http://lpleader.com/ |access-date=2023-10-15 |website=lpleader.com}}</ref> KEYL/KXDL operates an AM and FM radio station in Long Prairie and the surrounding area.<ref>{{Cite web |title=KXDL/KEYL - Hot Rod Radio and Hometown Radio - Long Prairie, MN |url=https://www.kxdlhotrodradio.com/ |access-date=2023-10-15 |website=www.kxdlhotrodradio.com}}</ref>

== Culture ==
=== Todd County Museum ===
[[File:Christie House Museum-front-3qtr left.jpg|thumb|The Christie House]]
The Todd County Historical Society, a tax exempt non-profit, operates the Todd County museum on the east end of the town's commercial district. The building, located on the site of the former Winnebago Indian Agency, also serves as a research and learning center about the county's past. It houses a collection of artifacts, photographs, and documents that illustrate the life, industry, and natural environment of the area.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Todd County Historical Society » Introduction |url=https://www.toddcountymuseum.org/?page_id=20 |access-date=2024-02-10}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-10-10 |title=History of Todd County: Todd County Historical Society Museum in Long Prairie, MN |url=https://www.co.todd.mn.us/government/overview/history/ |access-date=2024-10-10 |website=Todd County, Minnesota}}</ref>

=== Dr. George R. Christie House museum ===
The [[Dr. George R. Christie House]] is a historic house museum on the west end of the town's business district. The house was built in 1901 to serve as the family home and office of Dr. George R. Christie (1858–1947), the first licensed physician in Todd County. After housing two generations of the Christie family, the building along with its original furnishings, was donated to the city of Long Prairie in 1976. Its purpose was to serve as a public museum. The house was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 2006 for having local significance in the theme of health and medicine. Occasional tours are given and, in recent years, the museum's board of directors has collaborated with the Minnesota Paranormal Research Society.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Home |url=https://www.christiehome.org/ |access-date=2024-02-10 |website=Christie Home Historical Society}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 220
|1900= 1885
|1910= 1250
|1920= 1346
|1930= 1854
|1940= 2311
|1950= 2443
|1960= 2414
|1970= 2416
|1980= 2859
|1990= 2786
|2000= 3040
|2010= 3458
|2020= 3661
|align-fn=center
|footnote=[https://www.census.gov/prod/www/abs/decennial/ U.S. Decennial Census]
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[[File:Immigrant owned business Long Prairie.jpg|thumb|One of numerous immigrant owned businesses in Long Prairie]]

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name ="FactFinder">{{cite web|title=American FactFinder|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212234628/http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-02-12|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2012-11-13}}</ref> of 2010, there were 3,458 people, 1,290 households, and 816 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1324.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 1,391 housing units at an average density of {{convert|533.0|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 81.8% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.0% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.6% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.6% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 1.2% [[Race (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 12.7% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 2.1% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 29.9% of the population. As of October 2021, 57% of Long Prairie-Grey Eagle students identified as Hispanic or Latino.<ref>{{Cite web |last=King |first=Tim |date=2022-06-10 |title=Blue America, Red America is not always what you think {{!}} Opinion |url=https://minnesotareformer.com/2022/06/10/blue-america-red-america-is-not-always-what-you-think-opinion/ |access-date=2023-07-29 |website=[[Minnesota Reformer]]}}</ref>

There were 1,290 households, of which 33.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 36.7% were non-families. 32.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.29.

The median age in the city was 34.1 years. 27.8% of residents were under the age of 18; 9.6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.2% were from 25 to 44; 20.3% were from 45 to 64; and 18% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.4% male and 51.6% female.

===2000 census===
At the 2000 [[census]],<ref name="GR2" /> there were 3,040 people, 1,229 households and 769 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,285.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,334 housing units at an average density of {{convert|564.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 93.06% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.07% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.74% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.10% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.03% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 4.28% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.72% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 9.38% of the population.

There were 1,229 households, of which 29.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.4% were non-families. 33.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was about 2.36 and the average family size was 3.01.

25.4% of residents were under the age of 18, 9.2% from 18 to 24, 24.5% from 25 to 44, 19.8% from 45 to 64, and 21.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.1 males.

The [[median household income]] was $28,237, and the median family income was $35,699. Males had a median income of $31,359 versus $20,152 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $14,386. About 13.8% of families and 16.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 23.1% of those under age 18 and 13.5% of those age 65 or over.

==Notable people==
*[[Tom Barnard]] — former host of the KQRS Morning Show, and voiceover artist; born in Long Prairie
*[[Barry Bennett]] — former [[National Football League|NFL]] defensive lineman 
*[[Charles P. Davis]] — United States Army soldier awarded the Medal of Honor for actions during the Philippine–American War
*[[Jodi Huisentruit]] — television news anchor in Iowa who disappeared in 1995 and was later declared dead
*[[Jacob Wetterling]] — eleven-year-old boy abducted and murdered; born in Long Prairie

==References==
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==External links==
{{commons category|Long Prairie, Minnesota}}
* {{Official website |https://www.longprairie.net/}}
* [http://www.longprairie.org/ Long Prairie – Visitor Information site]
* [http://www.lpge.k12.mn.us/ Long Prairie / Grey Eagle Schools site]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20140228060531/http://www.prairiefest.net/ Prairie Fest Community Festival]
* Feshir, Reham, [https://www.mprnews.org/story/2018/11/13/long-prairie-immigrants-helped-avert-towns-decline "In Long Prairie, immigrants helped avert town's decline"].  [[Minnesota Public Radio|MRP News]], November 15, 2015

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