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Family spotlights: Svenskarnas Dag; Fete de la St.-Jean-Baptiste

By Melissa Walker

June 21, 2011 at 3:13PM
FILE - Swedish Heritage Day
FILE - Swedish Heritage Day (Margaret Andrews — STAR TRIBUNE/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

SVENSKARNAS DAG

Celebrate Swedish heritage day with a dance around the maypole. Enjoy performances by folk dancers, musicians and choirs. See the crowning of Miss Svenskarnas Dag.

FETE DE LA ST.-JEAN-BAPTISTE

A celebration of French-Canadian culture centering around the patron saint of Quebec on the eve of his saint's day, June 24. The event features historic costumes, music and dance from the 1840s. A bonfire ends the evening's activities.

  • 6:30-9 p.m. Thu. Free. Sibley Historic Site, 1357 Sibley Memorial Hwy., Mendota. 651-452-1596
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