January ice cream social planned in Stillwater — outdoors

By KEVIN GILES, Star Tribune

January 10, 2015 at 1:06AM
An unidentified participant lives it up at Stillwater's 1953 ice cream social.
The 1953 ice cream social, and others, attracted thousands of people in cold weather. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

In 1953, a woman was photographed eating ice cream in Stillwater — in winter. She remains unidentified, but her cheery disposition made her an icon for an old-fashioned ice cream social that was a can't-wait event. On Jan. 17, from noon to 4 p.m., the Washington County Historical Society will revive the public event at Mulberry Point on the St. Croix riverfront.

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