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Researcher and author Chad Lewis will showcase more than 100 bizarre newspaper stories from Minnesota on at noon Thursday at City Hall, 221 E. Clark St. Travel back through time to the early days of the state when it was filled with strange deaths, ghosts, sea serpents, peculiar people, medical anomalies, oddities, psychic phenomena and UFOs.

The program is part of the Albert Lea Public Library’s Bring Your Own Lunch and Learn series. There is no fee or registration required. For the full calendar of events, visit the library’s website at https://alplonline.org/.

This program is made possible by the people of Minnesota through Minnesota’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Library Legacy fund, in cooperation with the regional public library system, SELCO.