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Family spotlights: Classic car show and Sibley Historic Site

By Melissa Walker

May 19, 2012 at 10:10PM
Joey McLeister/Star Tribune Falcon Heights,Mn.,Fri.,June 17, 2005--Travis Fowler, 25 years old and a member of the Ignitors, restored this 1962 Chevrolet Impala SS seven years ago. The Ignitors is a group of young street rodders. They are showing their cars at the Back to the Fifties Weekend at the State Fair. Fowler is from Anoka. GENERAL INFORMATION: The Ignitors are young street rodders who are showing their cars at the 32nd annual Back to the Fifties Weekend at the State Fairgrounds.
Joey McLeister/Star Tribune Falcon Heights,Mn.,Fri.,June 17, 2005--Travis Fowler, 25 years old and a member of the Ignitors, restored this 1962 Chevrolet Impala SS seven years ago. The Ignitors is a group of young street rodders. They are showing their cars at the Back to the Fifties Weekend at the State Fair. Fowler is from Anoka. GENERAL INFORMATION: The Ignitors are young street rodders who are showing their cars at the 32nd annual Back to the Fifties Weekend at the State Fairgrounds. (Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

CLASSIC CAR SHOW

Shiny antique automobiles will line the street for onlookers. See unusual sports cars, one-of-a-kind custom cars and more. While there, take a ride on the historic Como-Harriet Streetcar.

  • 1-4 p.m. Sun. 5/27
    • Free, $2 for streetcar rides
      • Lake Harriet Depot, 4200 Queen Av. S., Mpls
        • www.trolleyride.org

          SIBLEY HISTORIC SITE OPENING WEEKEND

          Sibley Historic Site opens for the season next weekend. Tour some of the state's oldest buildings while learning about the fur trade. Exhibits explain the history of Mendota and its connection to Minnesota's first governor, Henry Sibley.

          • 12:30-4 p.m. Sun. 5/27
            • $5-$7
              • Sibley Historic Site, 1357 Sibley Memorial Hwy., Mendota
                • 651-452-1596
                  • www.mnhs.org
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