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7 unusual facts about Crookston


Brick Owens

In one instance, he called three straight strikes on a batter for Crookston to end a game when the team was mounting a comeback against visiting Winnipeg; the batter dropped his bat and got into a fight with Owens, whereupon a fan jumped from the stands, picked up the bat and hit Owens over the head.

Gulbrand Hagen

Hagen was born in Sigdal, Buskerud, Norway, immigrated to the United States as a young man and settled in Crookston, Minnesota.

Paisley Canal Line

The line ran from St Enoch station to three stations in Paisley: Paisley Hawkhead Road, Paisley Canal station, and Paisley West; with intermediate passenger stations at: Shields, Bellahouston and Crookston and a terminus at North Johnstone.

Ralston, Renfrewshire

It then continues across the Renfrewshire-Glasgow border through Crookston, Cardonald and Ibrox to Paisley Road Toll, where it meets the A8 once again.

To the east, Ralston's painted stone cottages and their proudly-maintained front gardens define the Glasgow Road all the way to the Renfrewshire border and beyond, merging unobtrusively with the cottages of neighbouring Crookston.

Rosshall Academy

Rosshall Academy is a secondary school in the Crookston area of Glasgow.

Sheldon B. Vance

Sheldon Baird Vance (January 18, 1917 – November 12, 1995), born in Crookston, Minnesota, was the U.S. ambassador to Zaire from May 27, 1969 through March 26, 1974.


Lord Borthwick

He is Chief of Clan Borthwick and also holds the feudal titles of Baron of Heriotmuir and Laird of Crookston.

Maple Bay, Minnesota

The nearby lake is a summer resort and playground for residents of Crookston, Minnesota, Grand Forks, North Dakota and other nearby communities, and also offers excellent ice fishing.

Red Lake Falls, Minnesota

The last significant historic event in Red Lake Falls occurred on August 27, 1927, when the famous aviator, Charles Lindbergh and his wife, landed at the nearby airport during a barnstorming trip through the Upper Midwest and were taken on automobile rides to Huot and Crookston.

Victor Hermann Balke

After being the Bishop of Crookston for 31 years, and one day before his 76th birthday, Pope Benedict XVI appointed Michael Joseph Hoeppner as the new Bishop of Crookston.


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