Who was Anna Arnold Hedgeman, and why has the Anoka County Historical Society received calls suggesting we create a memorial to her? Was she a movie star, a performer, an athlete? Is her name widely recognized throughout the country or, for that matter, in Anoka? In 2013, the public television show Almanac aired a segment on her life and accomplishments, which reran recently and prompted the conversation once more.
Read MoreOne hundred and seven years ago the house-boating craze broke out in Anoka, and its epicenter was the Anoka Dock, now in the process of being re-established in Riverfront Park.
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