Butter, Booze, and Bandits at Cokato Museum

The Cokato Museum is offering a presentation next week called Butter, Booze, and Bandits.

Museum Director Johanna Ellison will be giving the presentation and says its about some of the nefarious crimes that took place throughout the 1920’s and 1930’s.

Most people may be familiar with the illegal activities surrounding alcohol during those times, but creameries were also targeted by criminals:

Ellison says some of the creameries hired personnel to stop the criminals:

The Cokato Historical Society’s Fall Program; Butter, Booze, and Bandits is being offered to the public on Tuesday,  November 19th at 6:30 p.m. in the Centennial Room,

The event is FREE and open to the public.

More information can be found on the Cokato Museum’s website at www.cokatomuseum.org or by calling the Museum at 320-286-2427.