The secret bootlegging history of Stearns County

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‘In St. Cloud during the Great Depression and Prohibition days, the monks of St. John’s Abbey ran and owned, in the area today known as Collegeville, the biggest moonshine-brewing still in Stearns County, and whenever the feds came sniffing around looking to bust the holy bootleggers, the monks would put down their whiskey, pull up their cowls, and, as the song goes, pretend to pray.’

MINNpost Link: https://www.minnpost.com/arts-culture/2017/01/minnesota-13-grain-glass-tells-secret-bootlegging-history-stearns-county

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