June 2022

This summer marks the 125th year that the Two Harbors City Band has been in existence, possibly the longest continuously running city band in the state. Performing at the Paul Gauche Memorial Bandshell in Thomas Owens Park on Thursday evenings during the summer, the city band is what member (first year 1964) Larry Saur says is, “Americana at its very best.” Saur started with the band when he was in about 9th grade, and remembers starting out the season with Memorial Day when the band was still a marching band.

The Two Harbors Festival of Sail is just 52 days away, and appears to have run into a new obstacle. At the committee-of-the whole Two Harbors city council meeting on Monday, June 13 the council heard from police chief Rick Hogenson an outline of a safety plan that would cost significantly more than expected, and left the question of whether the city would cover any of the costs.